Plate motion vocabulary

2. the distance of a place north and south of Earth's equator
3. a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the
5. the ability to make things move or change
6. imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
9. To use any of the five senses to gather information about something.
11. winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
15. general weather patterns over a long time period
17. the outside or top layer of something
20. to move from one object to another or one place to another
21. a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
22. the distance of a place east or Earth's prime meridian

1. ocean water flowing in a continuous path
4. A measure of how hot or cold something is, the average speed
7. the layer of gases surrounding the earth or another planet, that is held in place by gravity
8. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
10. related to the sun
12. a giant pattern of moving water spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle
13. the study of weather patterns over a long period of time
14. an event or process that leads to a result or change
16. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
18. any of the earth's main continuous area of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America
19. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see