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OE- Unit 2
Definitions- Carbon cycle, Oceans and currents
Question | Answer |
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What is a Carbon sink? | Where carbon is stored |
Currents in oceans occur because of ... | salinity, gravity, temperature |
What is the North Atlantic Drift? And what areas does it effect? | current of warm water from the Gulf Stream which effects the East coast of North America and Western Europe |
How do convection currents effect Ocean currents? | cold and salty water sinks and is replaced by warm water |
What is an El nino event? | occurs when warm water flows east TOWARDS Central and South America instead of it moving AWAY. |
What is Arctic Oscillation and how is it effect our current winter? | It is a tight air mass in the arctic which is not interacting with teh jet stream (normal) due to pressure differences, therefore causing a mild winter because those cold arctic winds are not blowing south. |