Earth's Atmospheric and Oceanic Currents Quiz

What causes the formation of wind by forming different pressure zones?

• Uneven heating of land and water

• Movement of ocean currents

• Rotation of the Earth

• Formation of clouds

What creates two giant air currents called cells on Earth?

• Formation of clouds

• Movement of ocean currents

• Rotation of the Earth

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface

What is the main reason for the creation of jet streams in Earth's atmosphere?

• Temperature difference between air over the poles and over the mid-latitudes

• Movement of ocean currents

• Formation of clouds

• Uneven heating of land and water

What causes the movement of water in a manner similar to air?

• Formation of clouds

• Uneven heating of land and water

• Rotation of the Earth

• Sun heating the water at the Equator

What helps regulate global temperatures as much as air circulation?

• Ocean currents

• Jet streams

• Formation of clouds

• Rotation of the Earth

What is the main driving force behind the complex currents blowing and flowing around the Earth?

• Movement of ocean currents

• Energy from the Sun

• Formation of clouds

• Uneven heating of land and water

What would happen if there were no energy from the Sun?

• Earth's surface would freeze

• Jet streams would disappear

• Ocean currents would stop

• Air and water would be still

What makes it hard to predict where the wind will blow and what kind of weather you'll have next week?

• Complex currents blowing and flowing around

• Jet streams

• Rotation of the Earth

• Uneven heating of land and water

What helps make large parts of Earth livable by regulating temperatures?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Currents

• Jet streams

• Cloud formation

What causes air patterns to become more complex around the world?

• Small differences between high and low pressure caused by the heating of the land and water

• Rotation of the Earth

• Movement of ocean currents

• Formation of clouds