Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Test Review

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

• the Coriolis Effect

• an ocean highway

• an ocean current

• an ocean river

True or False: Ocean Currents have no effect on air temperature.

• False

• True

Ocean water is ____________ near the equator.

• choppy

• warmer

• colder

• all the above

Energy transfers from _________ substances to __________ substances.

• warm to warm

• colder to warmer

• warmer to colder

• warm to warm

The poles (North and South) receive ________ energy from the sun than the equator

• more

• the same

• less

How do ocean currents affect regional climate all over the world?

• All the energy they hold is transferred to the air

• They cause high and low tides

• They don't

• Depending on their temperature, they cool or warm the coasts they pass

Locations at lower latitudes have a ______ climate than those at higher latitudes.

• warmer

• colder

Energy is transferred

• from the Sun directly to the air

• From the air to the Sun, then back to the surface

• from the Sun directly to the surface, then some of that energy is transferred to the air

A climate pattern that happens every 2 to 7 years.

• Hurricane season

• El Niño

• Gyre

• Prevailing winds

Kuta and Rog are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean. Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of Kuta compare to the air temperature of Rog? Why?The air temperature of Kuta is

• colder than Rog. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Kuta, and a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Rog.

• colder than Rog. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Kuta and energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Rog.

• colder than Rog. Moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Kuta; moving air with a lot of energy turns and follows the coast toward Rog.

• the same as Rog. Both locations are the same distance from the equator. The winds push the ocean water, and it turns to follow the coast in both locations, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air.