Weather and Ocean Systems

Multiple Choice

Energy resource recovered through mining

• coal, non-renewable

• coal, renewable

• oil, renewable

• natural gas, non-renewable

Multiple Choice

A living thing that makes its own food is called a __________________________.

• consumer
• producer
• carnivore
• herbivore

Multiple Choice

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species?

• Ability to breathe in the air & in the water
• Large, sharp teeth
• Produce many offspring
• they are native species

Multiple Choice

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

• Hotter to colder
• Colder to hotter
• Hotter to hotter
• Colder to colder

Multiple Choice

The world gets heated evenly everywhere

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The ____ receives the ____ sunlight because the Sun is closer to being directly overhead year-round

• Equator, Least

• Poles, Most

• Equator, Most

Multiple Choice

This place receives the least amount of sunlight

• Equator

• Poles

Multiple Choice

The ocean is all the same temperature

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Differences in temperature of air and water can cause ______ currents

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Multiple Choice

Warm Water _____ and Cold water ______

• Sinks, Rises

• Rises, Sinks

Multiple Choice

As the water’s temperature decreases and its salinity* increases, the water becomes ____

• Less dense

• more dense

Multiple Choice

Surface currents are caused by _____

• The sky

• The moon

• The Sun

• The wind

Multiple Choice

Deep currents are caused by _____

• differences in temperature and salinity

• Winds

• The sun

• Amount of animals

Multiple Choice

Warm currents are found near the ____

• Poles

• Equator

Multiple Choice

What is Salinity?

• The amount of sunlight that hits the water

• The amount of salt in the water

• The amount of wind blowing on the water

• The moving of water

Multiple Choice

 When water is less salty, it’s ____

• less dense and stay closer to the bottom of the ocean

• more dense and stays closer to the surface

• Less dense and stays closer to the surface

Multiple Choice

salinity works together with _____ to help create ocean currents that move water

• Sunlight

• winds

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

• warm and salty

• cold and salty

• warm and fresh

• cold and fresh

Multiple Choice

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that is true:

• the sun heats the surface of the Earth evenly

• direct heating at the sun is greater at the north and south pole

• direct heating of the sun is greater at the equator

• direct heating from the sun happens randomly on the Earth's surface

Multiple Select

Choose 3 correct statments about the water at location #1.

• the water at location #1 is less dense because it's warmer

• the water at location #1 is the most dense because it has higher salinity

• the water at location #1 is the most dense because it is cooler

• the water at location #1 is less dense because it has less salt than location #3

• the water at location #1 is less dense than the water at location #3

Multiple Choice

The image below shows a system of ocean currents that are sometimes referred to as the global ocean conveyor belt.

These currents are a form of convection in the ocean.

Which statement below is true?

• Warm water on the ocean's surface is still on the surface.

• Water in the current isn't actually moving

• Cool water travels from the equator and warms by the poles

• Water continually circulates throughout Earth's oceans.

Poll

How do we feel after today's lesson?

• 100%, I understood everything

• 75%, I understood most of what you taught. I want more practice.

• 50%, I understood half of what you taught. I am still very lost.

• 25%, Please help me!!