4. Vocabulary Ocean Circulation Weather & Climate Coriolis Effect Carbon Cycle Ocean Acidification $ 200 $ 200$200 $ 200 $ 200 $400 $ 400$400 $ 400$400 $600 $ 600$600 $ 600 $ 600 $ 600 $800 $ 800$800 $ 800 $ 800 $ 800 $ 1000$1000 $ 1000 $ 1000 $ 1000 $ 1000

5. Vocabulary $200 weather The present abiotic conditions at a certain location, including temperature & precipiation

6. Vocabulary $400 combustion The process where solid carbon is burned and converted into carbon dioxide, usually by factories & cars

7. Vocabulary $600 Ocean current A large mass of continuously moving ocean water; usually has a certain density; a river in the ocean

8. Vocabulary $800 Global Ocean Conveyor Belt A concept that describes how ocean currents are connected throughout the world

9. Vocabulary $1000 pH A measurement of how many hydrogen ions (H + ) are in a solution or substance; ocean water has a value of 8.

10. Ocean Circulation $200 20% What percentage of the Earth’s latitudinal heat is transported by ocean currents?

11. Ocean Circulation $400 Equator, poles In a non-rotating Earth model, air masses rise at the _______ and sink at the _____.

12. Ocean Circulation $600 Landmasses & the Earth’s rotation What two factors affect the unequal heating and cooling of the Earth’s surface?

13. Ocean Circulation $800 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?

14. Ocean Circulation $1000 N. Pacific Current, California Current, Alaskan Current, N. Equatorial Current, & the Kuroshio Current Which current(s) helped transport the Nike shoes over to Japan?

15. Weather & Climate $200 climate The long-term weather in a location; e.g. the coastal Pacific NW is rainy, but temperate.

16. Weather & Climate $400 Ocean What is the largest influence on weather and climate?

17. Weather & Climate $600 Rises, more In a convection cell, warm air _____ & usually has more/less moisture than cool air.

18. Weather & Climate $800 Polar ice caps melt Global ocean circulation resulting from deep-ocean currents could be disrupted by climate change if…

19. Weather & Climate $1000 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.

20. Coriolis Effect $200 Curved Objects moving freely & horizontally across Earth’s surface appear to have a(an) ____ pathway.

21. Coriolis Effect $400 right In the Northern Hemisphere, object will deflect to the ____.

22. Coriolis Effect $600 clockwise Do tropical storms rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere?

23. Coriolis Effect $800 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

24. Coriolis Effect $1000 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?

25. Carbon Cycle $200 Carbon cycle When carbon moves back and forth through the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment, this is called the ______ ______.

26. Carbon Cycle $400 Carbon enters plants in the form of ____ _____. Carbon dioxide

27. Carbon Cycle $600 Volcanic activity & combustion of fossil fuels What two ways can carbon enter the atmosphere?

28. Carbon Cycle $800 Diffusion from the atmosphere, settling of carbon-rich organisms into deep ocean sediments, respiration from organisms How does carbon enter the ocean?

29. Carbon Cycle $1000 What historical event lead to the increase of atmospheric CO 2 ? Industrial Revolution

30. Ocean Acidification $200 Carbon dioxide The increase of the ocean’s acidity is due to increased levels of ___ in the ocean.

31. Ocean Acidification $400 pH Carbon dioxide actually leads to lower levels of ____ in the ocean.

32. Ocean Acidification $600 Directly- shellfish & corals; Indirectly- anything in a food web with shellfish &/or corals What organisms are at risk from ocean acidification?

33. Ocean Acidification $800 Calcium carbonate Increased acidification in the oceans leads to less availability of calcium _______, the mineral compound organisms use to make shells & coral reefs.

34. Ocean Acidification $1000 They will dissolve. If pH levels continue to drop in the ocean, what will happen to organisms with shells/ corals?