6.9 Energy in the Ocean and Atmosphere Review

Which of the folllowing is NOT a factor that drives global wind belts

• cool air rises becaouse it is less dense
• cool air sinks
• Hot air rises
• cool air flows to replace the hot, rising air

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Surface ocean currents are driven by…

• wind patterns
• differences in density
• salt differences
• the sun

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The type of radiation that heats up earth but we can't see is called.

• UV radiation

• Infrared radiation

• Visible light

• X-ray radiation

Which of the following is true about surface currents?

• Tye are driven by wind

• They are driven by differences in density

• They move heat from the equator to the poles

• They are generally cold and salty

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The process by which earth’s atmosphere traps heat and keeps earth warm is called

• Greenhouse effect
• Ultraviolet radiation
• Infrared radiation
• condensation

Which of the following is the best at absorbing heat from the sun?

• ground
• oceans
• atmosphere
• they are all about the same

Which of the following keeps cold air in Canada?

• jet stream
• westerlies
• easterlies
• the gulf stream

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Deep ocean currents flow because of

• differences in density
• global wind
• local wind
• unequal heating

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Which brings warm weather and rain to Southern California?

• El Nino
• La Nina
• Coriolis effect
• North atlantic drift

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Which of the following helps distribute earth's heat?

• wind and ocean currents move heat from the tropics to the poles.

• Wind and ocean currents move heat from the poles to the tropics.

• Winter allows the tropics to cool down.

• At night, the poles lose more heat than they gain.

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