Wind

Global winds created by the uneven heating of the earth surface.

Coriolis Effect

Continental Deflection

Away from the equator. They take warm water in the form of a river and move it to cooler areas.

Towards the equator. They return cool water back the equator so it can be rewarmed and circulated again.

It warms the air and creates a much milder (warmer) climate than would occur without the Gulf stream current

Up and down and round and round in circles.

The highest part of a wave.

The lowest part of a wave.

The horizontal distance from the beginning of a wave until the end, then a new wave length begins. (From crest to crest)

Energy from the wind that is moving through the water.

a process at which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state

water vapor cools and becomes a liquid

when water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow, falls through the atmosphere to Earth

water in its gas form

a state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume; when water is in this state, it is because its temperature is below the freezing point and the water molecules are close together

a state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape; when water is in this state, is above the freezing point and the water molecules are not quite as close together as in the solid state

a state of matter with no definite shape or volume; when water is in this state, it is called "water vapor," and you cannot see it; when water is in its gaseous state, the temperatures are warm; water molecules are farther apart than when in liquid or solid form

the physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, and gas/vapor

ice pellets larger than 5 millimeters in diameter formed in cumulonimbus clouds by strong updrafts of wind

clear ice pellet precipitation that forms when rain falls through layer(s) of freezing air

a solid form of precipitation composed of ice crystals in complex hexagonal form

liquid precipitation

raindrops that freeze after they hit the ground or other cold surfaces

Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid. Ex: Ice to water vapor on top of a mountain

Process by which precipitation that has fallen on land surfaces seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater

water that leaks out from water bodies (rivers, lakes) and slowly moves deeper underground

The total evaporation of water from an ecosystem. Includes evaporation from soil and perspiration from animals, as well as the transpiration of water from within plants through their stomata

an underground layer of porous rock and/or sand that contains a large deposit of groundwater

change from a liquid to a solid

a large, slow moving body of snow and ice (a river of ice) over land

a change from one state of matter to another

a body of water, often a man-made lake, which is used to store water for human use

water that moves across the surface of land and eventually into rivers, lakes, and streams

the release of water vapor from the leaves of plants

the release of water from humans and animals (sweat)

the process when water soaks and seeps into the ground soil and crevices of rocks

water that has infiltrated or percolated through the surface of Earth filling cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

the process in which water pools together into a body of water (lake, ocean, river)

the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

Heated water turns into vapor and rises.

Water that does not soak into soil moves toward oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams.

the process by which the water on top of the ground enters into the soil

Solar Energy.

The very high tide that comes at a new moon or full moon. At spring tide the Sun and the Moon are in a line and pull on the water creating a tidal bulge.

The tide with the smallest range between high and low tides. Neap tides occur twice a month when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles of each other.

a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

A stream-like movement of the ocean water far below the ocean surface that occurs because of differences in density. Temperature and salinity changes affect density

Largest surface current that transports more water than all rivers on Earth combined in a years time. Carries large amounts of heat that allow European countries to be warmer than the United States

(SOund Navigation And Ranging) uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

the flat or gently sloping submerged part of the continent; extends from the shoreline out to the continental slope.

a large flat area on the ocean floor, composed of sediments that originated mostly on the continents.

also called oceanic trench. Any long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom where maximum oceanic depths occur.

cone shaped mountain peaks that rise high above the ocean floor.

the steep boundary between the continental shelf and the continental rise.

a long, seismically active area in the middle of an ocean basin and are associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

landforms characterized by relatively steep, mountainous sides and flat floors; the center of a mid-ocean ridge

The rise and fall of the ocean water caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.

The very high tide that comes at a new moon or full moon. At spring tide the Sun and the Moon are in a line and pull on the water creating a tidal bulge.

The weather would be warmer.

the warm water replaces it.

water from cold currents moves and the water molecules move close together and sinks.

gravity

From the equator towards the North Atlantic Ocean.

wave height

wavelength

trough

crest

It becomes saltier and denser.

Northern: clockwise movement

global winds

east to west

Rotation of the earth

decreasing temperature and evaporation

it starts to sink

crest and through

they contract, become denser, and sink

spring tides

global winds, continental deflection, coriolis effect

decreasing Temperature, Salinity either increasing through freezing, increasing salinity through evaporation

a gently rolling undersea slope between a continental slope and an abyssal plain.

a volcanic island chain that forms along a deep ocean trench.

cone shaped mountain peaks that rise high above the ocean floor.

The difference between the successive high and low tides.

The bulge in the ocean gets larger or smaller as a result of the amount of gravitational pull from the Sun and the Moon.

Which tide occurs when the Moon, the Sun, and Earth are in a straight line?

What type of tide occurs during the New Moon phase?

What type of tide occurs during the quarter moons?

horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

The apparent curving path of moving objects from an otherwise straight path as a result of Earth's rotation

A movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

In the water cycle it is a current that transfers thermal heat from the Sun through water in the oceans