Unit 3 Study Guide Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Energy | The ability to make things move or change |
| Latitude | The distance of a place north to south of Earth's equator |
| Ocean current | Ocean water flowing in a continuous path |
| Prevailing winds | Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents |
| Temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is |
| Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth's ____. Some of that energy is then transferred to the ___ above the surface | surface, air |
| The ____ a location is to the _____, the more energy it receives from the sun. Therefore, a location's air temperature is affected by it's ______ from the equator | equator, distance |
| True or False: An effect may have more than once cause; these may be linked into a chain of causes and effects | True |
| When an ocean current comes from the _____ it brings warmer water to the places it passes by, and that water is ______ than the nearby air | equator, warmer |
| When an ocean current comes from a _____, it brings colder water to the places it passes, and that water is _____ than then nearby air | pole, colder |
| Energy transfers from _____ substances to ____ substances. Warmer currents transfer energy to cooler air and warmer air transfers energy to cooler currents. | hot, cold |
| ________ and the position of _______ determine the ______ of ocean currents | Prevailing winds, continents, direction |
| Changes to _______ affect ocean currents. Change to ocean currents affect how much energy is brought to a location | prevailing winds |
| What are 3 factors that determine a location's air temperature? | Ocean currents, prevailing wind, equator |
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