Matching Pairs Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate VocabularyOnline version Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Vocabulary by Kayla Lytle 1 Gyre 2 Cause 3 Prevailing Winds 4 Solar 5 Effect 6 Ocean Current 7 Equator 8 Observe 9 Energy 10 Upwelling 11 El Nino 12 Transfer 13 Scientific Community 14 Longitude 15 Climate 16 Model 17 Temperature 18 Climatology 19 Prediction 20 Latitude 21 Surface A measure of how hot or cold something is. The ability to make things move or change. An event or process that leads to a result or change. To move from one object to another or one place to another. The study of weather patterns over a long period of time. The outside or top layer of something. Ocean water flowing in a continuous path. A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle. The distance of a place north or south of Earth’s equator. An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see. A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world; El Nino happens in the Pacific Ocean. Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents. The imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves). General weather patterns over a long period of time. To use any of the five senses to gather information about something. A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean. A result or change that happens because of an event or process. An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know. Related to the sun. The distance of a place east or west of Earth’s prime meridian. Scientists around the world who share information and ideas.
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