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