3.5 Ocean-atmosphere interaction

Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.
• The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.
• Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.
• Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.

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The map provided shows the temperature ranges for different regions in Alaska. This map provides evidence for which of the following interactions between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• Water moves from oceans to land through rain and snow.
• Heat absorbed by land masses is transferred to oceans.
• Colder oceans produce colder winters on nearby land.
• Temperature variation increases with distance from water.

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The system that includes all the water on Earth

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere

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All of Earth's air makes up the _______.

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere

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Earth has major systems that work together. The _____________________ of these systems affect Earth’s surface and processes.

• system
• interactions
• ecosystems
• sediment

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Warm ocean currents cause major weather events, such as hurricanes, that impact the survival of living things. Which is not an interaction described in this example?

• Geosphere and Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

• Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

• Atmosphere and Biosphere

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Turbulent winds which cause rainstorms that flood streams, lakes, and rivers are interactions between the:

• Atmosphere and Geosphere

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Geosphere and Biosphere

The atmospheric layer closest to the Earth's surface 16 km high over equator and 8 km over poles; contains 90% of atmosphere's mass and essentially all its water vapor and clouds; weather occurs here

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• ionosphere

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Warming caused by short-wavelength radiant energy from the sun easily enters the atmosphere and is absorbed by Earth.  This energy is then re-radiated at longer wavelengths that cannot easily escape the Earth's atmosphere.  This causes the Earth's atmosphere and surface to warm;without this effect the Earth would be a giant snowball; anthropogenic CO2 emissions are increasing the effect and stimulating positive feedback (decreased Earth Albedo and increased insolation)

• Ozone hole
• Green House Effect
• Climate Change
• Sun cycles

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Circular or spiral whirl pattern, usually applied to very large current systems in the open ocean; can be thought of a a large, connected conveyor belt carrying the thermo-haline world ocean currents
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• Coriolis Effect
• gyre
• whirlpool
• toilet flush

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