Science Test #1 (Semester 2) Flashcards
What year of ENSO are we currently experiencing?
La Niña
What is the relationship between the ocean currents temp and their general direction of travel in the northern and Southern Hemisphere??
Warm water-goes from equator to the poles
Cool water-goes from poles to equator
How are winds and currents similar
The mirror each other
When the winds blow currents follow
What is the relationship between latitude and linear speed?
As latitude increases (closer to poles) linear speed decreases
Vocab term for deflection of winds and currents in a result of earths spin?
Coriolis Effect
What did sailors rely on pre motors
Winds and currents
What is the greenhouse effect
The sun is trapped inside our atmosphere which warms our planet
Do currents spin clockwise or counter in the north/Southern Hemisphere
North Hemi-clockwise
South Hemi-counterclockwise
What impact do the polar and tropical zones have on weather in the temperate zone??
They blow weather to the temperature zone
What is chs’s latitude? 🍍
32.78 degrees north
What heats up/cools down fastest? Slowest?
Heats up/cools down fastest-land
Heats up/cools down slowest-water
What does having a high heat capacity mean for those areas nearby large bodies of water
The heat is regulated
What is the main difference between Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
Distance
Cancer in north Hemi
Capricorn in south Hemi
Winds are named from where they
Come from
Which type of pressure system sinks or rises
LPS- rises
HPS- sinks
Which type of pressure system moves outward/inward
HPS- outward
LPS- inward
Which type of pressure system moves clockwise/counter
HPS- clockwise
LPS- counter
How are fronts and LPS similar
They are all LPSs
What weather does each pressure system bring?
LPS- clouds, wind, precipitation
HPS- clear, dry, nice
Does air move from LPS to HPS or the other way around
Air moves from HPS to LPS
What are the three major prevailing winds
Polar easterlies
prevailing westerlies
trade winds
Which direction do each of the prevailing winds go
Polar easterlies__E—>W
Prevailing Westerlies__W—>E
Trade winds__E—>W
In which climate zone are each of the prevailing winds found
Polar easterlies—>Polar
prevailing westerlies—>Temperate
Trade wins—>Tropics
What prevailing wind blow hurricanes to the US
Trade winds
