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Vocabulary
Ocean Circulatio
n
Weather & Climate
Coriolis Effect
Carbon Cycle
Ocean Acidificati
on
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Vocabulary $200
weather
The present abiotic conditions at a certain
location, including temperature & precipiation
Vocabulary $400
combustion
The process where solid carbon is burned and converted into carbon
dioxide, usually by factories & cars
Vocabulary $600
Ocean current
A large mass of continuously moving ocean water; usually has a certain density; a river
in the ocean
Vocabulary $800
Global Ocean Conveyor Belt
A concept that describes how ocean currents are connected
throughout the world
Vocabulary $1000
pH
A measurement of how many hydrogen ions (H+) are in a solution or substance; ocean
water has a value of 8.
Ocean Circulation $200
20%
What percentage of the Earth’s latitudinal heat is
transported by ocean currents?
Ocean Circulation $400
Equator, poles
In a non-rotating Earth model, air masses rise at the
_______ and sink at the _____ .
Ocean Circulation $600
Landmasses & the Earth’s rotation
What two factors affect the unequal heating and cooling
of the Earth’s surface?
Ocean Circulation $800
N. Pacific Current, California Current, Alaskan Current
Which current(s) helped transport the overboard Nike shoes from the middle of the N. Pacific Ocean to the U.S?
Ocean Circulation $1000
N. Pacific Current, California Current, Alaskan Current, N. Equatorial Current, &
the Kuroshio Current
Which current(s) helped transport the Nike shoes over
to Japan?
Weather & Climate $200
climate
The long-term weather in a location; e.g. the coastal Pacific NW is rainy, but
temperate.
Weather & Climate $400
Ocean
What is the largest influence on weather and climate?
Weather & Climate $600
Rises, more
In a convection cell, warm air _____ & usually has
more/less moisture than cool air.
Weather & Climate $800
Polar ice caps melt
Global ocean circulation resulting from deep-ocean currents could be disrupted
by climate change if…
Weather & Climate $1000
Upwelling
When deep, cold, nutrient-filled waters are brought to
the ocean surface, this is called ________. Many ocean
animals depend on this seasonal event for survival.
Coriolis Effect $200
Curved
Objects moving freely & horizontally across Earth’s
surface appear to have a(an) ____ pathway.
Coriolis Effect $400
right
In the Northern Hemisphere, object will deflect to the
____.
Coriolis Effect $600
clockwise
Do tropical storms rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise
in the Southern Hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect $800
Imagine yourself in the city of Macapá, Brazil (equator). Where would you be moving faster in terms of the Earth’s rotation, in Port Orchard, WA or Macapá?
Macapá
Coriolis Effect $1000
•Straight
If you viewed a truck moving across the Earth’s
surface for a large distance, would the truck move in a straight or a curved path?
Carbon Cycle $200
Carbon cycle
When carbon moves back and forth through the biotic and
abiotic parts of the environment, this is called the
______ ______.
Carbon Cycle $400
Carbon enters plants in the form of ____ _____.
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Cycle $600
Volcanic activity & combustion of fossil fuels
What two ways can carbon enter the atmosphere?
Carbon Cycle $800
Diffusion from the atmosphere, settling of carbon-rich organisms into deep ocean sediments, respiration from organisms
How does carbon enter the ocean?
Carbon Cycle $1000
What historical event lead to the increase of atmospheric
CO2?
Industrial Revolution
Ocean Acidification $200
Carbon dioxide
The increase of the ocean’s acidity is due to increased levels of ___ in the ocean.
Ocean Acidification $400
pH
Carbon dioxide actually leads to lower levels of ____ in the
ocean.
Ocean Acidification $600
Directly- shellfish & corals; Indirectly- anything in a food web with shellfish &/or
corals
What organisms are at risk from ocean acidification?
Ocean Acidification $800
Calcium carbonate
Increased acidification in the oceans leads to less
availability of calcium _______, the mineral
compound organisms use to make shells & coral reefs.
Ocean Acidification $1000
They will dissolve.
If pH levels continue to drop in the ocean, what will
happen to organisms with shells/ corals?