Convection Wind and Ocean

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? (click to enlarge picture)

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather? (click to enlarge picture)

• Therosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Which gas is most abundant in the atmosphere? (click to enlarge picture)

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• argon

If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no

• Greenhouse effect
• Coriolis effect
• Global warming
• Convection

Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air mass
• front

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise
• counter clockwise
• both
• neither

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere moves

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise
• both
• neither

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind