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Climate & Caribbean Video Cloze
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WATCH videos through completely one time, then watch again and take notes.
The air over land rises so __________ it __________ again and moves _______ over
the _____________. These circular air movements resulting from convection are what
make up __________ winds and ____________.
Similar ___________ also create the great __________ ____________ which move
around the Earth. The __________ waters receive much more heat from the _______ at
the Equator than at the ___________. Thus, the air over ______________ __________
waters found near the _____________ is ___________ than air over the frigid ________.
As the body of air or ______ ________ carrying these ____________ meets other air
masses of different _________________, an amazing thing occurs…_____________!
For example, _____________ ocean air masses from _____________ may ___________
with ______________ air masses over the western _____________ and create ________.
Local _________________ conditions including ____________, ___________________,
____________ and ______________ are called _______________. There is always
weather, whether it ____________ or not! The only places that have no ____________
are places without an _______________, like the ____________.
_______________ of the South West U.S. are often times warm and receive little rain,
we refer to these area as having _______, ______ climates. Weather in ____________ is
usually ___________ and ___________. We refer to this area as having a __________
climate. Tropical regions of the world, like Florida, are ________ and ________, these
are called _______________ climates.
Global Ocean Realm: Ocean Currents (2:03)
The current is just a portion of the huge, ___________ moving _____________ flow that
occurs in most of the world’s _________ _____________. Sailors who navigate the
______ best understand how the _________________ ____________ currents can move
_________________ amounts of ______________. Since ___________ ___________
can be reduced if one travels _________ the _________________ or voyage time is
___________ (added) if one travels ____________ it.
The most steady current, the ____________ ______________, has been measured to be
(use miles/yds.) ______ ____________ wide and ____ __________ deep and can move
____ _______________ cubic yards of water each _____________!!!
Also studied is the process of how currents have a major affect on the ___________ of
____________ _____________. For example, the cold current flowing _____________
along the ______________ coast makes the ____________ there lower than with the
expected, given the _____________ of the region. As the __________ __________
that flows __________ __________ becomes the _________ ____________ ________,
this current during the winter may contribute to the _________ temperatures of the
Northern _____________ coast, Great Britain and ____________, given their latitude.