Oceanography

Multiple Choice

What percentage of sunlight reaches Earth?

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

• 60%

Multiple Choice

In which layer of the atmosphere do we experience weather?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Multiple Choice

In what direction do hurricanes spin in the souther hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect?

• Clockwise

• Counterclockwise

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are systems in which liquids are warmed, lose density and then are foced into a region of greater density.

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​ ​

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currents are caused by wind and tides, while ​

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currents are caused by dense water that sinks below the surface.

Multiple Choice

How many subtropical gyres are there?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

Categorize

Options (11)

Between 0-30 latitude

Blow toward equator

Caused by rising air at the equator moving north

Between 30-60 latitude

Blow toward the poles

Between 60-90 latitude

Most variable

Form at high latitude and blow toward the equator

Identify the properties of the 3 major wind patterns.

Trade Winds

Prevailing Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about currents?

• They cause hurricances to occur more frequently.

• They transfer warmer water to coller areas.

• They have nothing to do with climate.

• They are caused by the moon.

Multiple Select

Which of the following does the Coriolis Effect impact? Select all that apply.

• Giving winds a circular pattern

• Amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface

• Spinning of hurricanes

• Winds in all directions

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Air always moves from ​

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pressure to ​

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pressure.