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Vocabulary

Ocean Circulatio

n

Weather & Climate

Coriolis Effect

Carbon Cycle

Ocean Acidificati

on

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weather

The present abiotic conditions at a certain

location, including temperature & precipiation

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combustion

The process where solid carbon is burned and converted into carbon

dioxide, usually by factories & cars

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Ocean current

A large mass of continuously moving ocean water; usually has a certain density; a river

in the ocean

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Global Ocean Conveyor Belt

A concept that describes how ocean currents are connected

throughout the world

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pH

A measurement of how many hydrogen ions (H+) are in a solution or substance; ocean

water has a value of 8.

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20%

What percentage of the Earth’s latitudinal heat is

transported by ocean currents?

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Equator, poles

In a non-rotating Earth model, air masses rise at the

_______ and sink at the _____ .

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Landmasses & the Earth’s rotation

What two factors affect the unequal heating and cooling

of the Earth’s surface?

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N. Pacific Current, California Current, Alaskan Current

Which current(s) helped transport the overboard Nike shoes from the middle of the N. Pacific Ocean to the U.S?

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N. Pacific Current, California Current, Alaskan Current, N. Equatorial Current, &

the Kuroshio Current

Which current(s) helped transport the Nike shoes over

to Japan?

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climate

The long-term weather in a location; e.g. the coastal Pacific NW is rainy, but

temperate.

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Ocean

What is the largest influence on weather and climate?

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Rises, more

In a convection cell, warm air _____ & usually has

more/less moisture than cool air.

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Polar ice caps melt

Global ocean circulation resulting from deep-ocean currents could be disrupted

by climate change if…

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Upwelling

When deep, cold, nutrient-filled waters are brought to

the ocean surface, this is called ________. Many ocean

animals depend on this seasonal event for survival.

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Curved

Objects moving freely & horizontally across Earth’s

surface appear to have a(an) ____ pathway.

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right

In the Northern Hemisphere, object will deflect to the

____.

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clockwise

Do tropical storms rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise

in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Imagine yourself in the city of Macapá, Brazil (equator). Where would you be moving faster in terms of the Earth’s rotation, in Port Orchard, WA or Macapá?

Macapá

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•Straight

If you viewed a truck moving across the Earth’s

surface for a large distance, would the truck move in a straight or a curved path?

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Carbon cycle

When carbon moves back and forth through the biotic and

abiotic parts of the environment, this is called the

______ ______.

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Carbon enters plants in the form of ____ _____.

Carbon dioxide

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Volcanic activity & combustion of fossil fuels

What two ways can carbon enter the atmosphere?

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Diffusion from the atmosphere, settling of carbon-rich organisms into deep ocean sediments, respiration from organisms

How does carbon enter the ocean?

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What historical event lead to the increase of atmospheric

CO2?

Industrial Revolution

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Carbon dioxide

The increase of the ocean’s acidity is due to increased levels of ___ in the ocean.

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pH

Carbon dioxide actually leads to lower levels of ____ in the

ocean.

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Directly- shellfish & corals; Indirectly- anything in a food web with shellfish &/or

corals

What organisms are at risk from ocean acidification?

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Calcium carbonate

Increased acidification in the oceans leads to less

availability of calcium _______, the mineral

compound organisms use to make shells & coral reefs.

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They will dissolve.

If pH levels continue to drop in the ocean, what will

happen to organisms with shells/ corals?