Chapter Two - Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

What do the arrows on the image of Earth indicate?

• vertical currents

• upwelling

• Coriolis effect

• density currents

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What causes the movement of wind and water to the right or left on Earth?

• Earth's gravity

• Earth's rotation

• prevailing winds

• surface currents

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Which does NOT affect the direction of currents?

• water depth

• topography

• wind

• Coriolis effect

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What happens when cold, salty water sinks?

• Density currents are produced

• Gyres move in different directions

• Larger waves are formed

• Surface currents move faster

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Where do the densest ocean currents usually form?

• near continents

• in warm, temperate regions

• near continents

• in polar regions

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What type of vertical circulation current brings deep, cold water to the ocean surface?

• density current

• surface current

• cold water current

• upwelling

Look at the image. What is the name of the nighttime circulation shown?

• sea breeze

• land breeze

• land wind

• cold land

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What is the primary cause of global wind patterns on Earth?

• ice caps melting

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

• weather changes

• waves breaking

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Which is a narrow band of high winds located near the top of the troposphere?

• jet stream

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• density currents

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In the picture,trade winds in the northern hemisphere are located between which latitudes?

• at 0°

• between 0° and 30°

• between 30° and 60°

• above 60°

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