Vocab Scavenger Hunt

2. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
5. The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
8. a massive, slow-moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by water density differences—
10. The flow of air from land to a body of water.
13. types of global wind belts
17. The advance of desert-like conditions into areas that previously were fertile; caused by overfarming, overgrazing, drought, and climate change.

1. move water at the surface of the ocean
3. The trapping of heat near a planet’s surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere.
4. global convection currents and other factors combine to produce a pattern of calm areas and global wind belts around Earth
6. the amount of salt in the ocean water
7. The boundary where two different air masses meet.
9. causes the movement of cold waters across the ocean floor
11. The flow of air from land to a body of water.
12. Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface.
14. A climate event in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which surface waters are colder than normal.
15. An abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns for one to two years.
16. The removal of forests to use the land for other reasons.