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Science Vocab week 5
winds and breezes
Question | Answer |
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current | a flow of air or water in a certain direction |
jet stream | an air current in the upper atmostphere that flows from the west to the east |
El NIno | an unusual warming of the surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. |
gulf stream | a warm ocean current in the Alantic Ocean that flows northeast along the eastern coast of the U.S. |
La Nina | an unusual cooling of the same water |
Trade Wind | a wind that blows toward the equator: blows east to west |
Sea Breeze | the air above the ocean rises and pulls cool air from the land |
Valley Breeze | the warm air rises and moves up the mountain |
Mountain breeze | the cool air sinks down the mountain causing the wind to move in the opposite direction. |