8.10C Oceans and Weather

One of the major ways oceans contribute to weather systems is that the oceans -

• provide a diverse habitat for many organisms.

• store and transport the Sun’s heat energy.

• experience changes in amounts of dissolved salt.

• reach depths that can be as much as 12,000 meters.

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Most of the water vapor in the atmosphere comes from evaporation of water from oceans. Most of this evaporation occurs where there is the greatest solar radiation, which is -

• along the coast of Europe.

• around islands in the Pacific.

• near the Equator.

• at both of the poles.

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The majority of heat transfer performed on Earth by oceans is from what region to what other region?

• From the Equator to the poles.

• From coastal regions to inland.

• From North America to South America.

• From the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Which of the following correctly identifies the major source for the energy that creates hurricanes?

• Sun's radiation

• Ocean currents

• Moon's gravity

• Earth's rotation

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The ocean currents that influence weather are not able to carry heat energy directly from south to north or from north to south. Currents are deflected consistently to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and consistently to the left in the Southern Hemisphere due to -

• collisions with the coastlines of continents.

• the irregular shape of the ocean floor.

• the rotation of Earth on its axis.

• the strong winds above the ocean.

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Which of the following is a major way in which oceans contribute to weather systems?

• Ocean water has high salinity.

• Oceans transfer energy from the Sun.

• Most volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.

• Oceans have high levels of biodiversity.

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Why are regions that receive more solar energy more likely to develop hurricanes?

• Plants are more likely to thrive in those regions.

• Those regions have more water evaporation.

• Regions that receive more solar energy are typically drier.

• Those regions are always located at high elevations.

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Thermal energy from evaporating water drives the weather systems. The regions on Earth that would have the most evaporation are those regions -

• near the Equator.

• along the coasts of Asia.

• near tropical rainforests.

• along mountain ranges.

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