Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions (IB)

The dominant pattern of surface ocean currents is...

• Random

• Twisting

• Circular

• Perpendicular to coast lines

Warm oceans currents move water away from the ____.

The G___ S_____ is an example of a warm ocean current

Which ocean current impacts the UK?

• The Atlantic Stream

• The North Atlantic Drift

• The North Equatorial Current

• The Labrador Current

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a body is known as the ___ ___ ___ (3 words!)

In polar regions cold salty water _____.

• Rises to the surfaces

• Is less dense than warm water

• Mixes with warm water to moderate temperature

• Sinks

The air circulation that occurs at low latitudes in the pacific is the ______ circulation

• Walker

• Hadley

• Walking

• Hadler

Normally cold nutrient rich water upwells off the coast of South America

• True

• False

A very strong El Nino is known as El Nino Maximus

• True

• False

El Nino could lead to forest fires in Peru

• True

• Nonsense