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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ozone layer | oxegen layers of the earth |
| Thermohaline current | differences in water density |
| coriolis effect | large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans |
| funoff | ground is saturated |
| infiltration | to enter or become established in gradually for submence purpose |
| precipitation | results in ground water |
| percolation | to tricycle or cause something through porous |
| surface current | driven by global wind systems that are fueled by energy from the sun |
| deep ocean current | impact surface currents which carry warm water to the poles |
| cp | cold,low temp,dry |
| ct | warm,high temp,dry |
| mt | warm,high moisture,usually unstable |
| mp | cold,low temp,wet,high moisture |
| occluded front | warm and cold air gets caught between 2 air masses |
| greenhouse gas | gasses in the earths atmosphere that traps the heat |