SED108 Final Exam

Salinity and temperature are the main drivers of the gulf stream. This stream flows continually to achieve stability and balance within all the water bodies of the Earth.

• True

• False

Cumulus is a suffix for storm clouds.

• True

• False

The density difference in fluids is the major driving force of convection current since fluids tend to flow from higher to lower concentrations.

• True

• False

As the Earth rotates on its axis, during the summer solstice, the Earth's Northern hemisphere is tilted 23.5 degrees to the left of the sun

• True

• False

Warm water from the Pacific flows to North America through the Hawaiian islands and cools down to flow back to the tropics to stabilize global temperature.

• True

• False

The Philippine climate is mostly affected by storms that are formed in the Pacific which reach the Philippines through the Caroline Islands.

• True

• False

It takes 90 minutes for the International Space Station to orbit around the Earth. As it traverses its geocentric orbit, it sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.

• True

• False

As the kinetic energy of air molecules increases, air expands and rises which then leaves behind a low-pressure area.

• True

• False

Cool dry air signals an upcoming storm.

• True

• False

Areas under type 2 climate are mostly rice fields because it has a very pronounced rainfall that planting to harvesting is a predictable process throughout the year 

• True

• False