Currents and Weather Vocabulary Review

Change in water temp in the pacific ocean that produces a warm current

The sound caused by rapid expansion of air along and electrical strike

A cold, wet air mass that forms over water

A Large Body of air where temperature and moisture are the same throughout

destructive, rotating column of air with very high wind speeds and is a funnel shaped cloud

severe storm that develops over tropical oceans with strong winds over 120 mph

the amount of salt or solids in a liquid

wall of water that builds up over the ocean b/c of strong winds and low air pressure

These currents move horizontally, are caused by wind and are at the ocean's surface

Brief, heavy storms that have rain, strong wind, lightning, and thunder

Wet, Cold air mass that forms Over Water in Polar Regions

A Dry, Warm Air Mass that forms over Land in the tropics

a change in direction when a surface currents meets continents

electric discharge that takes place in between 2 oppositely charged surfaces

Change in the pacific ocean where surface water temperature is unusually cool

A Wetland Ecosystem where trees and shrubs grow

Where a river spills into the ocean. The salt water and fresh water mix.

Deep, Cold, Nutrient Rich water that moves to the ocean's surface

Symbiotic Relationship in where both organisms benefit

Movements of water that flow in a regular pattern

Breeze that blows from sea to land during the day

A Treeless Wetland Ecosystem where grasses grow

curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the earth's rotation