oceans and climate

what happens when the sun heats water and land. how does the land and water heart

water affect climate more b/c it holds a lot of heat

the weather conditions for an area over a long period of time is referred to as the area's what

climate

when surface ocean water is warmed by solar energy, its density does what

decreases

the process of removing salt from ocean water is called what

desalination

deep current are caused by

differences in ocean water

what affects the angle at which the sun's rays hit earth

earths tilt/latitude

average land and water temperatures at the same latitude vary because of differences in heat loss through what

evaporation

name a characteristic of the antarctic bottom water

high density/cold/salty

what factors does climate change result from

humans, plate tectonics, volcanic activity

what continues to absorb solar energy and increase in temperature as long as the sun's rays hit it

land

what are factors that control movement of surface currents

location of continent, earth's rotation, winds

the major cause of tides is what

moon's gravitational pull

as deep ocean water becomes colder, it also becomes what

more dense

ocean water temperature depends on the solar energy an area receives and the water's what

movement

what moderates temperature and increases rainfall

ocean

cold ocean water sinks and moves through what

ocean basin

what are factors that affect salinity of ocean water

temperature and density

what are major factors used to identify climate

temperature and precipatation

the curving of the paths of ocean currents and winds due to earth's rotation is call what

the coriolis effect

what causes gyres to form

the coriolis effect