Quiz 4 Environmental Science

the movement of air through the atmosphere

the rising of warm air or water, which then moves sideways and falls after it cools, and then moves back to its original location as it warms in a circular motion

the average temperature, wind, and precipitation patterns in a place throughout the year

The effect of some gases in the atmosphere which keeps heat absorbed from the sun from radiating back out into space, warming the earth

an effect caused by the rotation of the earth and Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar cells, it causes prevailing winds to curve from SW to NE in California

a global change in wind patterns, sea temperatures, and precipitation patterns that happens every few years

four narrow bands of higher speed wind that move from west to east through the upper troposphere

convection cell which causes air to rise at the equator and fall at 30 degrees latitude, and one of the reasons 30 degrees in latitude is often very dry

convection cell which causes air to rise at 60 degrees latitude and fall at 30 degrees latitude, and one of the reasons 30 degrees in latitude is often very dry

convection cell which causes air to rise at 60 degrees latitude and fall at the north and south pole, and one of the reasons 60 degrees north in latitude has many forests.

Surface current that carries cold water Northward up the west coast of South America

Deep currents that carry water throughout the world driven by temperature, density, and continental barriers

Surface current that carries cold water Southward down the west coast of the USA

Clockwise surface current that carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Europe