Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

• the Coriolis Effect

• an ocean highway

• an ocean current

• an ocean river

Currents that occur at or near the top layer of the ocean are called

• tidal currents

• convection currents

• deep currents

• surface currents

The deflection of currents due to Earth's rotation is called the

• Rotation Effect

• Current Effect

• Upwelling Effect

• Deflection Effect

• Coriolis Effect

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

Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

• continents

• poles

• southern hemisphere

• equator

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

• oxygen

• climate

• sunlight

• longitude

When the air temperature over the land is warmer than the nearby ocean temperature, energy is transferred from the _____ to the _____.

• water; air

• water; sun

• air; sun

• air; water

TRUE or FALSE: Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth's surface.

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE: The closer a location is to the equator,

the more energy it receives from the sun.

• True

• False