Ch3. OAC Amplify

Ocean currents are affected by all the answers below except for ...

• wind

• shape of continents

• temperature of the water

• fate

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Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

• the Coriolis Effect

• an ocean highway

• an ocean current

• an ocean river

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

• North Equatorial Current

• East Atlantic Current

• Gulf Stream

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Delta and Alpha 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 Delta compare to the air temperature of Alpha? Delta is.....

• the same as Alpha. 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.

• colder than Alpha. Moving air with a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Delta; moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Alpha.

• warmer than Alpha. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Delta and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Alpha.

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

• continents

• poles

• southern hemisphere

• equator

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Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water

• more; heavier

• more; lighter

• less; heavier

• less; lighter

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

• oxygen

• climate/ air temperature

• sunlight

• longitude

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Isumi and San Luis Obispo 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 Isumi compare to the air temperature of San Luis Obispo? Why?

The air temperature at Isumi is

• warmer than San Luis Obispo. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Isumi and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at San Luis Obispo.

• colder than San Luis Obispo. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. A lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Isumi; only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at San Luis Obispo

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

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Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air when the ocean is warmer and from air to ocean when the air is

• warmer

• colder

• same

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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

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