Earth and Environmental Quiz 3.1

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise
• counter clockwise
• both
• neither

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________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

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What term is the measure of dissolved salts in water?

• Thermocline
• Salinity
• Saltiness
• Tides

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the 

• Gulf Stream
• California Current
• North Equatorial Current
• Brazil Current

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Currents release heat energy and this can affect an area's

• Oxygen
• Climate
• Upwelling
• Sunlight

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Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

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____________ is an abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean.

• El Nino
• La Nina
• Curse of the goat
• Curse of the Bambino

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 How does the Gulf Stream affect the climate in Florida and the United Kingdom?

• Florida and the United Kingdom have colder climates.
• Florida and the United Kingdom have dryer climates.
• Florida and the United Kingdom have warmer climates compared to locations at the same latitude.
• None of the above

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