Quiz about Topic 4: Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean

Question 1

Energy from the Sun reaches Earth through ______.

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

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jet streams

Question 2

What type of energy transfer causes the circulation of deep ocean currents and global winds?

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

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Coriolis effect

Question 3

Deep water currents form because the density of water is affected by ______ and ______.

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salinity and temperature

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color and temperature

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salinity and color

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hot and cold

Question 4

Surface currents move ______.

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Warm water away from the equator to the poles and cold water from the poles back to the equator

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Warm water away from the poles to the equator and cold water from the equator to the poles

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Cold water away from the equator and towards the poles

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Warm water away from the poles and towards the equator

Question 5

Deep currents develop because of _____.

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differences in density

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global warming

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earthquakes

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wind

Question 6

Surface currents develop because of ____.

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wind and the Coriolis effect

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global warming

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density differences

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earthquakes

Question 7

A Current that moves water from about 400m deep all the way down to the ocean floor is called a ___.

Accepted Answer

deep current

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surface current

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jet stream

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Gulf stream

Question 8

A current that moves water from the surface to a depth of only about 400m is called a ___.

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surface current

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deep current

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jet stream

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Gulf stream

Question 9

Explain how currents affect the climate of different locations. Warm surface currents:

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Make the climate warm and wet

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Make the climate cold and dry

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Make the climate cold and wet

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Make the climate warm and dry

Question 10

Compare land breezes and sea breezes. Which is the major driving force that causes these wind patterns?

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uneven heating and cooling of water and land

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rotation of Earth on its axis

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global wind belts

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curved surface of the Earth

Question 11

When there is a greater difference in temperature and pressure, winds/currents will be _______ .

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faster and stronger

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slower and weaker

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faster and weaker

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slower and stronger

Question 12

Winds will blow air from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.

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high to low

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pressure doesn't affect winds

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low to high

Question 13

The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface caused by differences in air pressure which form due to the uneven heating of the Earth.

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wind

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greenhouse effect

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current

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convection

Question 14

The curving of the winds and currents caused by the rotation of the Earth is caused by _____.

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Coriolis Effect

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jet streams

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Greenhouse Effect

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heat transfer

Question 15

How do jet streams influence the weather in the northern hemisphere?

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All of the above.

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By bringing warmer weather as the jet stream wanders north

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By bringing colder weather as the jet stream wanders south.

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By moving weather from one area to another very quickly.

Question 16

How are winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?

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Winds in the northern hemisphere turn right; winds in the southern hemisphere turn left.

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Winds in the northern hemisphere turn south; winds in the southern hemisphere turn north.

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Winds in the northern hemisphere turn east; winds in the southern hemisphere turn west.

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Winds in the northern hemisphere turn left; winds in the southern hemisphere turn right.

Question 17

If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?

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The doldrums around the equator

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the jet stream in the northern hemisphere

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the trade winds

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the Mediterranean Sea

Question 18

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

Accepted Answer

Uneven heat from the amount of direct sunlight in each area

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The shape of the earth

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The length of the seasons

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The duration of the solar year

Question 19

What causes wind to blow?

Accepted Answer

Differences in air temperature and pressure

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Differences in longitude

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The rotation of the earth

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Shock waves from clouds

Question 20

What causes warm air to rise?

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Warm air is less dense than cold air

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Warm air weighs more than cold air

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Warm air has higher pressure than cold air

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Warm air is more dense than cold air.

Question 21

Which explains why global winds do not move in straight paths?

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Earth Rotates

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Jet Streams

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Air Pressure

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Warm Air Rises

Question 22

A double boiler consists of two pans with one on top of the other. The lower pan has boiling water that heats the upper pan. Food, such as chocolate, is melted by the water in the lower pan.

Which process does Mr.Milton use to melt the chocolate in a double boiler?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Reflection

Question 23

Earth's atmosphere keeps the planet's temperature within a certain range.

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True

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False

Question 24

Evaporation in polar regions causes surface water to become saltier.

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True

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False

Question 25

Wind affects the size and formation of surface currents.

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True

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False

Question 26

Jonah is creating a venn diagram to compare factors that influence global and local wind patterns.

Which two factors influence only global wind patterns?

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Unequal Heating of Earth's Surface

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

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Water and Land

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Earth's Rotation

Question 27

How does energy from the sun travel to the Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Waves

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Conduction

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Convection

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Air Pressure

Question 28

Heat is transferred by touch is

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Thermal Energy

Question 29

When water is heated on the stove, it is warmed by ...

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Conduction & Convection

Question 30

An egg cooking in a frying pan is example of

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Thermal Energy

Question 31

Global and local winds form as air moves from _____.

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High Pressure to Low Pressure

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Low Pressure to High Pressure

Question 32

Ocean surface currents are caused by

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Wind

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Density

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Gravity

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Air Pressure

Question 33

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

Accepted Answer

Thermal Energy

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Greenhouse Effect

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Convection

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Conduction

Question 34

The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse Effect

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Thermal Energy

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Convection

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Conduction

Question 35

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Thermal Energy

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Greenhouse Effect

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Conduction

Question 36

Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Jet Stream

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Wind

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Land Breeze

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Sea Breeze

Question 37

The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land.

Accepted Answer

Sea Breeze

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Coriolis Effect

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Land Breeze

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Jet Stream

Question 38

The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a given amount of water is called ___.

Accepted Answer

Salinity

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Solubility

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Density

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Proximity

Question 39

As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature ___.

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Decreases

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Increases

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Stays the same

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Fluctuates depending on the pressure

Question 40

When temperature decreases, the density of liquid water ___

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Increases

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Static

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Decreases

Question 41

The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation is called

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

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a continental deflection

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a low pressure system bringing in snow

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a rotational deflection

Question 42

Earth's oceans carry energy in the form of currents all over the globe.

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True

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False

Question 43

Surface currents are a result of ...

Accepted Answer

Global Wind Patterns

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Density

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Earth's rotation

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Brine pools in the Gulf of Mexico

Question 44

Deep Ocean currents are a result of...

Accepted Answer

Density and Convection Current

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Global Wind Patterns

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Earth's rotation

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Mariana's Trench

Question 45

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 46

How does the curvature of the Earth and the angle of the sun affect the temperatures at lower latitudes?

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Direct light causes higher thermal energy

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Indirect light causes lower thermal energy

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Indirect light causes higher thermal energy

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Direct light causes lower thermal energy

Question 47

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

Accepted Answer

It changes direction

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It continues over the continent

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It stops

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it is absorbed by the land

Question 48

Convection currents in the ocean transport energy in the form of ....

Accepted Answer

heat

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solar

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light

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renewable

Question 49

The poles have less heat from the sun, what affect occurs on density and temperature.

Accepted Answer

Temperature decreases, density increases

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Temperature increases, density increases

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Temperature increases, density decreases

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Temperature decreases, density decreases

Question 50

At which location do smaller temperature changes occur ___

Accepted Answer

Oceans

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Land

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Islands

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Volcanoes

Question 51

The density of ocean water varies with its ___ and _____ . Which two influence the density of oceans.

Accepted Answer

Salinity

Accepted Answer

Temperature

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Deep current

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Surface current

Question 52

Ocean currents and variations in latitude describe which aspects of Earth's climate and weather?

Accepted Answer

Unequal heating

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Consistent cooling

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Static heating

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Confluence of Energy

Question 53

Which explains why global winds do not move in straight paths?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Jet streams

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Air pressure

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Warm air rises

Question 54

Helena is making a computer model to compare warm and cold surface currents. She wants to explain how they affect the climate of different locations. Helena should explain that cold surface currents ______.

Accepted Answer

cool the air above them

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are less dense than warm currents

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make the climate warm and wet

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warm the air above them

Question 55

Land breezes blow from the land towards the sea because-

Accepted Answer

The land cools off faster than the ocean

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Conduction of the ocean

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Ocean currents blow the wind that way

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Breezes are created by the rotation of the earth

Question 56

Currents are affected by winds and

Accepted Answer

shape of continents

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teachers

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seasons

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fate

Question 57

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

Accepted Answer

an ocean current

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the Coriolis Effect

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an ocean highway

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an ocean river

Question 58

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

Accepted Answer

Gulf Stream

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North Equatorial Current

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East Australian Current

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California Current

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Brazil Current

Question 59

Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

Accepted Answer

poles

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continents

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southern hemisphere

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equator

Question 60

If two places are the same distance from the equator then they will always have the same air temperature!!

Accepted Answer

False, it depends on ocean currents and winds and how much energy is transferred

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True the location on the equator determines temperature of the air

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Maybe? I don't know? I didn't pay attention in class all unit. Sorry ;-(

Question 61

Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water

Accepted Answer

less; lighter

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more; heavier

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more; lighter

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less; heavier

Question 62

Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's

Accepted Answer

climate air temperature

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oxygen

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sunlight

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longitude

Question 63

When the air temperature over the land is warmer than the nearby ocean temperature, energy is transferred from the _____ to the _____.

Accepted Answer

air; water

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water; air

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water; sun

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air; sun

Topic 4: Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean

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