Vocabulary List 12

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This is where water rises from deep in the bottom of the ocean up to the surface bringing nutrients up from the ocean floor.

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

Winds that blow off the land onto the water. This is caused by temperatures over the water being warmer than temperatures over the land.

A place where there is little to no wind near the equator.

The mixing motion of liquids and gases that are different temperatures.The primary way that energy is transferred in the ocean and atmosphere.

Winds that blow over short distances.

This jet stream brings cold weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winds do not travel in a straight line. Winds curve from East to West as they travel from the North Pole to the Equator. They curve or twist as a result of Earth's daily rotation.