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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Climate | General weather patterns over a long period of time. |
| Solar | Related to the Sun. |
| Prediction | An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know. |
| Upwelling | A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean. |
| Latitude | The distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator. |
| Ocean current | Ocean water flowing in a continuous path. |
| Cause | An event or process that leads to a result or change. |
| Effect | A result or change that happens because of an event or process. |
| Prevailing winds | Wind that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents. |
| El Nino | A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world; happens in the. |
| Equator | The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres (halves). |
| Gyre | Giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle. |
| Longitude | The distance of a place East or west of earths prime meridian. |
| Continent | Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America. |
| Observe | To use any of the five senses to gather information about something. |