Unit 6 Retest Qualifier

Why do ocean temperatures stay about the same all year?

• Salt keeps the water warm.

• Water has a high specific heat.

• The Coriolis Effect

• Gyres mix the water together in the oceans.

 The density of ocean water is influenced by what two factors?

•  Salinity and temperature
• Water color and chlorophyll
•  Dissolved gases and dissolved solids
•  Dissolved carbon and trace elements

What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect global winds?

• Curving of winds due to rotation of earth curves wind counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
• Movement of ocean currents caused by earth rotation' counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
• curve of global winds caused by global rotation clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere

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Where weather occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

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Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

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What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
• Nitrogen and oxygen
• Oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Trace gases and water vapor

Soil and water were heated for 10 minutes from a starting temperature of 20^oC. After the heat lamp is turned off and removed from the area, how will the cooling rates of soil and water compare?

• The soil will cool faster because it has a lower specific heat.

• The soil will cool faster because it is a good reflector

• The water will cool faster because it is a good absorber.

• The water will cool faster because it has a higher specific heat.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

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Cold ocean currents generally come from

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

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