Ocean, Atmosphere & Climate

2. reason Buenos Aires is warmer than it normally would be at its latitude
5. In general, if the direction of these change, so will the direction of the currents
8. general weather patterns over a long period of time
10. wind is caused by warm air rising and this rushing in to take its place
13. reason Cape Town is cooler than it normally would be at its latitude
14. a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
16. amount of energy a location will receive from the sun the farther they are away from the equator
18. the direction the prevailing winds cause winds to travel near the equator
20. one of the factors that affects the direction of ocean currents
21. ocean water flowing in a continuous path
24. a measure of how hot or cold something is
25. the amount of matter in a certain amount of space
27. an event or process that leads to a result or change

1. a giant circular pattern of moving water that moves water from place to place
3. a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean, bringing nutrients from the bottom with it
4. how much mass is in a given volume
6. distance north or south of Earth's equator
7. a global ocean current that carries warm water from the Caribbean up the coast of North America and across the North Atlantic
9. the bending of Earth's global winds due to the rotation of the Earth
11. winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
12. one of the factors that affects the direction of ocean currents
15. this absorbs sunlight before being transferred to the air molecules above it
17. the ability to make things move or change
19. amount of energy a location will receive from the sun the closer they are to the equator
22. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
23. a long period of abnormally low rainfall or a dry period
26. to move from one object to another or from one place to another