Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

______ is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Wind

• Coriolis Effect

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The Coriolis Effect helps distribute heat around the surface of Earth.

• True

• False

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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter is called ______.

• Conduction

• Wind

• Westerlies

• Convection

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This global wind pattern blow from east to west near the North and South Pole.

• Prevailing westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Polar easterlies

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The _________ is the wind system responsible for the movement of weather from west to east across most of the continental United States.

• Prevailing westerlies

• Trade winds

• Polar easterlies

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An increase in ocean salinity can change ________ and create a current.

• the temperature near the poles

• the density of water

• the Coriolis Effect

• the wind speed across the surface

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What causes the phenomenon known as the Coriolis Effect?

• Density of the water

• Wind

• Rotation of the earth

• Convection

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______ occurs when wind blows across the ocean's surface and pushes water away from an area; tdeeper, colder water what is then forced to the surface.

• Surface current

• Upwelling

• Density current

What drives the Global Conveyor Belt?

• variations in temperature

• variations in salinity

• Both variations in temperature and salinity

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What energy ultimately drives convection in the oceans?

• Potential Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Mechanical Energy

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