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