Topic 7 Essential Questions and Skills 16-23 Flashcards
What factors affect surface currents?
Global wind belts
How do surface currents affect climate?
Land near a warm currents will be warmer, more humid, and have more precipitation, and the opposite occurs for cold currents.
What is El Niño and La Niña?
Changes in wind patterns and ocean currents, and they can have major impacts on weather. Its a 2-7 year cycle.
What happens during LA NINA in the WEST Pacific?
Low pressure, flooding, landslides, mudslides, more rain than normal, warm water moves West,
What happens during LA NINA in the EAST Pacific?
Higher pressure, drought, wildfires, drier than normal
In LA NINA, there is an upwelling of ____ water in the East
Cold
Which way do the trade winds blow during LA NINA
From East to west, the air rises in the West Pacific, blows from West to East, and falls in the East Pacific
What do normal conditions look like?
Less extreme of LA NINA
What happens during EL NINO in the WEST Pacific?
High pressure, clear skies, drought, wildfires
What happens during EL NINO in the EAST Pacific?
Low pressure, rain/clouds, mudslides, landslides, flooding
Which way do the trade winds blow during EL NINO?
From East to West, rising in the East, flowing from East to West, and falling in the West.
What type of cyclone is a hurricane?
Cylcone
What type of pressure is associated with a hurricane?
LOW
