Unit Review: Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

True or false: Ocean currents have no effect on air temperature.

• True

• False

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If the ocean water is 24°C degrees and the air is 38°C, then energy will...

• transfer from the ocean to the air, because cold always transfers to warm.

• remain in the ocean

• transfer from the air to the ocean, because warm always transfers to cold.

• remain in the air

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The poles receive ______ energy from the Sun than the equator.

• the same

• less

• more

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If the air temperature is 25°C and the ocean temperature is 29°C, then...

• energy will transfer from the ocean to the air, because warm always transfers to cold.

• energy will transfer from the air to the ocean, because cold always transfers to warm.

• no energy will be transferred.

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The lower the temperature, the more energy an object has.

• True

• False

A location’s air temperature is determined by the amount of _____________ in the air.

• water

• heat

• energy

• latitude

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When a current comes from the _______________, it brings warm water.

• south pole

• north pole

• equator

• east

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What determines the direction of ocean currents?

• Prevailing winds and the position of continents

• Temperature of water

• The amount of water on the surface

• The amount of incoming energy from the sun

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What label should go in the blank white box?

Remember: The star represents where the current is starting from.

• Low energy, because the current is coming from the north pole

• High energy, because the current is coming from the equator

• It is impossible to tell based on the information provided.

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Which current would bring warm water to the land it passes?

Remember: The star represents where the current is starting from.

• Current 1, because it comes from the south pole

• Current 2, because it comes from the south pole

• Current 1, because it comes from the equator

• Current 2, because it comes from the equator

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