Earths Oceans and Atmosphere

3. Currents change direction when they meet a ____________.
5. The amount of matter in a given space or volume.
7. Movements of ocean water far below the surface are called ______ currents.
8. The oceans contain streamlike movements of water called ocean _________.
10. A periodic change during which below average ocean temperatures occur in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
13. Weather ________ is the analysis of scientific data tp predict future weather conditions.
15. A _________ model is a set of meteorological symbols that represent the weather at a particular observing station.
17. Weather data is collected by using ground stations, radar, balloons, aircraft, and ___________.
19. Jet streams are _________ belts of high-speed winds that blow from east to west between 7 km and 16 km aboves Earth's surface.
20. Ocean currents transport both energy and ________.
22. The ________ effect is the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation.

1. A ___________ current is a movement of water that results from density differences.
2. Ocean currents that occur near the surface of the ocean are called __________ currents.
4. The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
6. When warm surface water is replaced by cold, nutrient rich water from the deep ocean.
9. The short term state of the atmosphere at a given time or place.
11. Wind system that occur at or near Earth's surface.
12. ________ winds are the movement of air over short distances.
14. The ______ is the major source of energy that posers surface currents.
15. The measure of the amount of dissolved salts or solids in a liquid.
16. The study of weather and Earth;s stmosphere.
17. The two types of jet streams are the polar and the ____________.
18. The deflection of moving objects from a straight path due to Earth's rotation is called the ________ effect.
21. A periodic change characterized by above average ocean temperatures across the Pacific Ocean.