Reflection: Answer as many as you like (at least 1).
What is something new you learned?
What is something that suprised you?
What questions do you have?
What would you like to learn more about?
What are salts primarily made of?
What happens to salt when it is dissolved in water?
What term describes the concentration of ions in water?
Why do ions increase the density of seawater at the poles?
What happens when the dense, ion-rich water sinks at the poles?
How do changes in ion concentration at the poles affect ocean currents?
How much of the Earth is covered by oceans?
What primarily controls surface currents?
Hot water is dense than cold water
What happens when cold water is mixed into warm water?
Salt water is dense than fresh water.
What happens when salt water is mixed into fresh water?
Which TWO factors influence thermohaline circulation?
What occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland?
Which ocean current is known for warming Western Europe?
Why is London, England warmer than Calgary, Canada?
What happens to ocean water when ice melts in Greenland?
How would the global ocean conveyor belt be affected by melting ice in Greenland?
The slow down of the global ocean conveyor belt would not affect climate around the world.
What percentage of CO2 emitted by humans has been absorbed by the ocean?
What happens to sea creatures like clams and coral as the ocean warms?
What is the impact of more hydrogen ions in the ocean?
How does ocean acidification affect the food chain?
The ocean has become more acidic since the Industrial Revolution
What causes coral bleaching?
How do corals lose their color during bleaching?
What happens to bleached corals if conditions improve?
What do trade winds normally do?
What happens during El Niño?
What conditions does the Pacific Northwest experience during an El Niño?
What happens during La Niña?
What conditions does the Pacific Northwest experience during a La Niña?