Chapter 5 Ocean and Atmospheric Circulation

Isotopes have the same number of _______ but a different number of _______.

• Protons, neutrons

• B. Protons, electrons

• C. Neutrons, protons

• D. Neutrons, electrons

Which of the following has the largest effect on atmospheric wind patterns?

• Depth of the sea

• Temperature

• Volcanoes

• Gravitational pull of sun and moon

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The _______ contains 90% of all atmospheric gas, but the _______ contains ozone.

• Mesosphere, troposphere

• Stratosphere, thermosphere

• Troposphere, stratosphere

• Troposphere, mesosphere

Fluctuations in ______ have the potential to cause climate changes and ice ages.

• The great ocean conveyor

• Surface currents

• Trade winds

• Precipitation

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Winds that move toward the east are known as the_______.

• Tradewinds

• Doldrums

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

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Which of the following is not an important greenhouse gas?

• CO₂

• N₂

• H₂O

• CH₄

• N₂O

Which of the following does not affect atmospheric CO₂ levels of in the natural carbon cycle?

• Cement production

• Volcanoes

• Air–sea exchange

• Photosynthesis

• Biological activity

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Overturn is least likely to occur

• In the winter

• In the winter

• In the tropics

• In the temperate regions

• C and D

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The tropics lie between

• The Tropic of Cancer and 23.5°N

• The Tropic of Cancer and the Equator

• The Tropic of Capricorn and 23.5°N

• The Tropic of Capricorn and 23.5°S

Pacific Decadal, North Pacific, and El Niño Southern are all examples of _____, which can affect climate on short time scales.

• Currents

• Oscillations

• Cyclones

• Tsunamis

• Monsoons

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