Energy in the Atmosphere & Ocean Review

The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt: Which statement BEST describes an effect caused by these currents?

• They prevent tsunamis from occurring.

• They control the occurrence of low and high tides.

• They influence climate by distributing energy from the sun.

• They cause hurricanes to move in a counterclockwise direction.

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A change in the pattern of warm ocean currents can cause a climate change by

• releasing thermal energy in irregular spurts.

• absorbing thermal energy from the sun's rays.

• moving thermal energy from one place to another.

• increasing the ocean's capacity for absorbing thermal energy.

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Which statement BEST describes the effect of the Sun on the ocean?

• The sun influences the formation of waves.

• The sun creates water particles.

• The sun's rays cause organisms to come to the surface.

• The sun provides minerals.

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The waters of the Atlantic Gulf Stream flow from the Gulf of Mexico toward northern Europe. How does this flow affect the climate of Ireland?

• It makes Ireland warmer and drier than inland areas at the same latitude.

• It makes Ireland warmer and wetter than inland areas at the same latitude

• It makes Ireland cooler and drier than inland areas at the same latitude.

• It makes Ireland cooler and wetter than inland areas at the same latitude.

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Which of these has the greatest capacity for storing thermal energy from the sun?

• air

• land

• oceans

• plants

What is the primary source of stored thermal energy in oceans?

• sunlight

• plankton

• volcanoes

• hurricanes

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When nearly vertical rays of solar energy strike a region of Earth, that area has warm temperatures. What region of Earth gets nearly vertical rays of solar energy year round?

• Equator

• Australia

• United States

• North and South Poles

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Residents in a seaside town experience onshore breezes from the ocean during hot and sunny days and offshore breezes from the land during cool nights. How does the ocean affect this pattern?

• Warm air sinks over the ocean and moves onto land.

• Cold air rises over the land and moves over the ocean.

• The land heats and cools faster than the ocean heats and cools.

• The ocean heats and cools faster than the land heats and cools.

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Examine the map of ocean currents. Ocean currents affect climates around the world. Based on the map, which area MOST likely has a warmer climate than expected?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Cleveland, Ohio is farther south than London, England, but London has warmer average temperatures. Which statement BEST explains why London has warmer temperatures than Cleveland?

• The cold air above the Gulf Stream gets blown toward Cleveland.

• The warm air above the Labrador Current gets blown towards England.

• The Labrador Current cools the air above it and the cool air gets blown toward Cleveland.

• The Gulf Stream heats the air above it and the warm air gets blown toward the shores of England.

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