Planet Water: Ocean Affects Weather and Climate (3:50) (howstuffworks.

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How do the ____________ affect our weather and ________________?

On a clear and sunny day, the _________ may appear calm and at rest, but the
____________ in the ocean is never __________. Ocean waters __________ during
the ___________ from the _____________ of the ______________ and from the
__________ of the __________. There are ________ basic types of _________;
___________ and ____________. And each has different _____________.

__________________ is a process where __________ moves through the

__________________. It causes local winds and breezes. ________________
occurs because different ___________ of the Earth’s surface soaks up the _________
light in different ______________. For example, ___________ absorbs heat
faster during the __________ than the nearby ____________ waters, so during the day
the _______ over __________ is ______________ than air over the ___________.
Since ___________ ________ is _______________ than cold air, the air over the land
_____________ during the day. The movement of ______ _______ upward, _________
in ___________ air from the _______________. This causes ____________ to move
over both ___________ and _______________.

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 warmer air __________ at the _____________, it is _____________ by cooler air

being pulled in from the ______ and ______ poles. Warm air rises and moves toward the
___________ where it _________ and _______________, eventually to _____________
to the _______________. These air ______________ are what ___________ global
winds. As the __________ __________ move, they also move the air and ___________
with them. Wind ___________ over the _____________ Ocean are _______________
moving these cloud formations toward __________________.

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)

What creates ocean currents?

______________ steady ______________ are the primary ___________ force for
creating __________ ___________ currents. As the _____________ blows across
the ocean’s _______________ , a _________ is exerted on the _____________.

Patterns of the oceans _______________ are very similar to the _______________

patterns of the ___________________. The __________ of the ________________,
the ___________ __________ and the relative _____________ and _______________
of the water affect the ___________ _____________ as well.

Because of the Earth’s rotation, currents are ___________________ to the ___________

in the ___________ _______________ and to the ____________ in the ___________
________________. (Coriolis effect) Cold currents ________ towards the ___________,
usually on the Western coast of the ________________, while ____________ currents
flow _________________ from the __________ towards the ____________.

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.

Geography of the Caribbean: Caribbean Lands and Culture (4:43)

In ________, ___________ _______________ sailed from _____________ in search of

______________. In his daring venture across the __________ _________ he and his
sailors came upon the islands of the __________________ which stretch more than
_____________ miles from the tip of ______________ to the coast of ______________.
He called them the ____________. Columbus was the first _________________ to
discover these islands, but people had been living here for ________________.

These islands separate the _______________ _________ from the ________________

___________ and today they are called the _________ __________. The ___________
Were the first to _______________ and ____________ the West Indies. They colonized
the _______________ of the _____________ bringing _____________ as ___________
to work in the ____________. Then _______________, ________________ and
 the ____________________ realized the significance of the __________ ____________
of these islands. Soon, the __________________ had turned the ____________ _______
into ______________ and __________________ plantations. Over the next few
____________________ years, the islands gained their ___________________ , but the
______________ and the ______________ influence can still be seen everywhere
throughout the islands today. Each __________________ has its own _______________
and ___________, but they all share many of the same __________________ features.
They all have the same _______ ___________ climate most of the year. They withstand
fierce _________________ that batter the shoreline every ____________ and ________.
The ______________ is mostly _______________ _________ ___________ on these
islands, but some, like Cuba, also have __________________ ___________________.
________________ _____________, ______________ and other crops are growing on
most of the islands. These _____________ are some of the main ____________ of the
Caribbean.

__________________ is another major industry in the Caribbean. __________ ________

are a common sight in these ____________. The large islands of _________ _________
and _______________, ____________ and _______________ are actually the exposed
tops of ________________ __________________. Millions of years ago, they were part
of a __________________ chain that linked ____________ and __________ America.
Other islands were formed by _______________ ________________. Two tectonic
_____________ that form the earth’s crust meet in the __________ ____________.
Over the years, the plates have ___________ and ______________. Volcanoes
___________________ and these volcanoes were responsible for creating the islands of
the __________________. In fact, several ______________ are still active on the
______________. The ______________ and the smaller island chains are ___________
islands. They formed from the ________-____ of the ___________________ of tiny sea
_______________ called __________. Over millions of years this build-up created
_____________.

You will find a ____________ of _________ backgrounds on the Caribbean. A long

history of ________________ has given these islands a ________ of ____________ and
____________. Spanish, _____________ and ______________brought their
___________and ________________. These _________________ blended with those of
the _____________ and __________________ peoples to create the rich ____________
of the islands today.

The island _____________ of the _________________ may be some of the __________

countries in the ____________, but they are a main _______________ for the millions
of ___________________ who visit, and are _____________ to the people
who live there. The _____________ of the _______________ resources on these
___________ first encouraged _______________ that eventually spread throughout the
_____________ _________________. Today, the ___________________ of the
Caribbean __________________ like ___________, _______________ and _________
can be found throughout the ___________ and _____________ ___________________.