Oceans, Atmospheres and Climate Unit Review

What is the direction of energy transfer in this diagram?

• Ocean to Air

• Air to Ocean

What is the direction of energy transfer in the diagram?

• Ocean to Air

• Air to Ocean

What is the direction of energy transfer in the diagram?

• Ocean to Air

• Air to Ocean

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

• the Coriolis Effect

• an ocean highway

• an ocean current

• an ocean river

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

• hot to cold

• cold to hot

• top to bottom

• bottom to top

Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• salt

• heat

• oxygen

• nutrients

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

• oxygen

• climate

• sunlight

• longitude

Fill in the blank: Energy is transferred form the sun to the _____, then to the air.

• Air

• Prevailing Winds

• Surface

• Air

City 2 is closer to the equator than City 1. Which location has a warmer air temperature?

• City 1

• City 2

• City 1 and City 2 will have the same temperature

• None of the above

Cleveland is 18ºC (65ºF) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• The Sun

• Volcanoes

• Coal and Oil

• Trees