CLimate

A large volume of water flowing from one place to another?

• global winds
• coriolis effect
• ocean current
• tradewinds

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What is the major cause of surface currents?

• dolphins
• wind
• hurricanes
• tides

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 How does the Gulf Stream affect the climate in Florida and the United Kingdom?

• Florida and the United Kingdom have colder climates.
• Florida and the United Kingdom have dryer climates.
• Florida and the United Kingdom have warmer climates compared to locations at the same latitude.
• None of the above

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Does the gulf stream carry warm or cold water?

• warm water
• cold water

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Does the gulf stream originate near the Equator or the Poles? 

• Equator
• Poles

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The Gulf Stream passes from the Gulf of Mexico, northward along the coast of eastern North America, and eastward toward Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. Without the Gulf Stream, these regions would be colder than they are. How does the Gulf Stream keep these regions warm?

• It encourages evaporation, which makes the land dry and warm.

• It brings warm water, which heats the overlying air.

• It washes floating ice sheets away from the coasts.

• It absorbs cold temperatures from the land.

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The water contained in Earth's oceans has the ability to absorb, hold, and circulate large amounts of heat. Which of the following is true about the relationship between the oceans and the Earth's climate?

• The oceans have a major effect on climate around the globe.

• The oceans cause the climate of every region on Earth to be exactly the same.

• The oceans do not have any affect on Earth's climate.

• The oceans have an effect only on the climate of regions within five miles of the coast

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Due to the Earth's shape and orientation, areas near the equator receive the greatest amount of energy from the Sun. What role to Ocean currents play in Earth's climate.

• move only away from the equator as a result.

• keep this energy concentrated in one region of the globe.

• move only toward the equator as a result.

• help to distribute this energy by warming other regions of the globe.

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What are the narrow belts of fast­moving air at the higher levels of the troposphere called?

• rip currents

• hurricanes

• sea breezes

• jet streams

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What 2 factors create wind/wind currents on Earth?

• Unequal heating of the surface & Earth's rotation on its axis

• Unequal heating of the surface & Earth's revolution around the Sun

• Ocean currents & Earth's rotation on its axis

• Unequal heating of the surface & Ocean Currents

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