OAC chapter 3

Water can move around the ocean as a(n)

• equator

• latitude line

• air current

• ocean current

Surface currents moving from the pole toward the equator are

• warmer than the air they pass

• the same temperature as the air they pass

• cooler than the air they pass

• warmer than currents that move from the equator.

Monterey and Virginia Beach are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. Use the information on the map to answer these questions: How does the air temperature of Monterey compare to the air temperature of Virginia Beach? Why? - - The air at Monterey is

• the same as Virginia Beach. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Virginia Beach. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• colder than Virginia Beach. At Monterey, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean. At Virginia Beach, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• colder than Virginia Beach. At Monterey, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Virginia Beach, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

Madison and Oxford are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. Use the information on the map to answer these questions: How does the air temperature of Madison compare to the air temperature of Oxford? Why? _ _ The air at Madison is

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• the same as Oxford. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Oxford. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

The temperature of a location can be affected by two different things. One of them is a locations latitude, and the other is

• how much energy from the sun the location receives

• the type of soil makes up the surface

• the type of ocean current that passes that area

• what type of air is above the location

When an ocean current that starts near a pole enters an area closer to the equator

• energy is transferred from the water to the air

• no energy is transferred because both are the same temperature

• energy is transferred from the air to the water

• energy is transferred directly from the sun to the air

Surface currents moving from the equator toward a pole are warmer than the air they pass.

• true

• false

Currents that start near the equator and move toward a pole are warmer than the air they pass, energy transfers from water to air

• decreasing the air temperature

• not changing the temperature of either the air of the water

• increasing the water temperature

• increasing the temperature of the air.

Kuta and Rog are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean. Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of Kuta compare to the air temperature of Rog? .....................................................................................................The air temperature of Kuta is?

• colder than Rog. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Kuta, and a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Rog.

• colder than Rog. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Kuta and energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Rog.

• colder than Rog. Moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Kuta; moving air with a lot of energy turns and follows the coast toward Rog.

• the same as Rog. Both locations are the same distance from the equator. The winds push the ocean water, and it turns to follow the coast in both locations, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air.