WAC Assessment 2 - Review

What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

Where do warm ocean currents come from

• the poles

• near the land

• the equator

• middle of the oceans

Where do cold ocean currents come from?

• cold ocean currents come from the southern hemisphere

• cold ocean currents come from the equator

• cold ocean currents come from the poles

• cold ocean currents come from the beach

Low Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

high Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents
• Deep Currents
• Shallow Currents
• Surface Currents

________ 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