Phys Ocean Prep - THC and ENSO

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt, warm surface water flows toward the Equator from the poles. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt, water cools near the poles and becomes more salty and sinks. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt, water cools and sinks below the thermocline and flows from the Equator. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt, the water sinks below the thermocline layer at the pole because it becomes more saltier and less dense. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt around Antarctica, the current flows freely because there are no continents to block the water. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt, deep water surfaces in areas of the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific in a process called upwelling. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? In the Global Oceanic Conveyor Belt in the Atlantic, the warm surface water flows north toward Alaska completing the cycle. (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which one of the following is not a control of the THC / AMOC? (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• heat influx near the Equator

• different wind-driven ocean circulation affects warm-surface currents

• the density gradient in the water

• the temperature of the water itself

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which one of the following answer choices describes the global-scale ocean circulation driven by the equator-to-pole density differences of seawater? (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• THC / AMOC

• DWBC

• Thermocline

• Halocline

• Pycnocline

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which one of the following answer choices describes a layer of water beneath the mixed layer in which a rapid change in temperature can be measured in the vertical dimension? (from Lecture & Notes: The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt)

• THC / AMOC

• DWBC

• Thermocline

• Halocline

• Pycnocline