The Ocean and Climate Change

The Ocean and Climate Change

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

Created by

Barbara White

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Specific Heat Noun

[spuh-sif-ik heet]

Back

Specific Heat


The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a specific mass of a substance by one degree.

Example: This image shows that water has a high specific heat, so it absorbs a lot of sun energy without getting very hot, while sand and asphalt have lower specific heats and get much hotter.
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2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ocean Surface Currents Noun

[oh-shun sur-fis kur-ents]

Back

Ocean Surface Currents


Continuous, directed movements of seawater near the ocean's surface, primarily driven by wind and the Coriolis effect.

Example: This world map shows how ocean surface currents, driven by wind, form large rotating systems called gyres that move warm and cold water around the globe.
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3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Gyres Noun

[jy-ers]

Back

Gyres


Large systems of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements, caused by the Coriolis effect.

Example: This world map shows the five major ocean gyres, which are large systems of rotating ocean currents that move warm and cold water globally.
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4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Coriolis Effect Noun

[kor-ee-oh-lis uh-fekt]

Back

Coriolis Effect


The apparent deflection of moving objects when viewed from a rotating reference frame, influencing wind and ocean currents.

Example: Because the Earth rotates, large-scale movements like winds are deflected, curving to the right in the north and to the left in the south.
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5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Gulf Stream Noun

[guhlf streem]

Back

Gulf Stream


A powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northward.

Example: This map shows the Gulf Stream as a warm ocean current, originating in the Gulf of Mexico and flowing across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe.
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6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Deep Ocean Currents Noun

[deep oh-shun kur-ents]

Back

Deep Ocean Currents


Subsurface ocean water movements driven by differences in density, which is controlled by temperature and salinity.

Example: This diagram shows the global 'ocean conveyor belt,' where warm surface water moves, cools, sinks, and becomes a cold, salty deep ocean current, distributing heat.
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7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Salinity Noun

[suh-lin-i-tee]

Back

Salinity


The measure of the total concentration of dissolved salts in water, which is a key factor in water density.

Example: This diagram shows how a salt crystal breaks apart in water. The polar water molecules pull the positive (cation) and negative (anion) salt ions apart, dissolving them.
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