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Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Vocab

TermDefinition
Cause An event or process that leads to a result or change
Climate General weather patterns over a long period of time
Climatology The study of general weather patterns over a long period of time
Continent Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
Effect A result or change that happens because of an event or process
El Niño A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world; _______ happens in the Pacific Ocean
Energy The ability to make things move or change
Equator The imaginary center line of latitude that divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
Gyre A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle
Latitude The distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator: geographical lines that run east to west.
Longitude The distance of a place east or west of Earth's prime meridian: geographical lines that run north to south.
Model An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
Observe To use any of the five senses to gather information about something
Ocean current Ocean water flowing in a continuous path
Prediction An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
Prevailing Winds Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
Scientific Community Scientists around the world who share information and ideas
Solar Related to the sun
Surface The outside or top layer of something
Temperature A measure of how hot or cold something is.
Transfer To move from one object to another or one place to another
Upwelling A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean
Substance Matter with a composition that is always the same
Atmosphere A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
Weather The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
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