Oceans & Atmosphere

Solar radiation provides more heat near the equator than near the poles on Earth. The greatest amount of heat is moved away from the equator by…

• ocean currents

• aquatic plants

• surface winds

• tectonic plates

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Because water can hold a large amount of heat, which effect do oceans have on nearby land areas?

• They prevent rapid extreme temperature changes.

• They form high-pressure areas that cause magma currents.

• They provide the energy that triggers volcanic events.

• They lower the freezing point of fresh water

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Deep ocean currents continually circulate from the warm waters near the equator to the colder waters in other parts of the world. What is the main cause of deep currents?

• Differences in the topography along the ocean floor

• Differences in density of ocean water

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• Movement of the jet stream

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Sand changes temperature faster than water. Why is this?

• water has a higher density

• water freezes as it expands

• water has a higher specific heat

• water has a lower specific heat

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Which statement BEST explains the link between ocean currents and heat from solar radiation?

• The movement of water creates heat.

• Ocean currents circulate heat away from the equator.

• Earth’s internal heat is pushed outward through volcanic activity.

• Land warms as ocean water makes direct contact with land.

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

• sunlight

• plankton

• volcanoes

• hurricanes

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The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt shows the flow pattern of deep-sea density currents. Which statement BEST describes an effect caused by these currents?

• They prevent tsunamis from occurring.

• They control 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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The diagram shows an image of the major ocean currents. What phenomenon is MOST likely responsible for the currents’ circulation patterns?

• Coriolis Effect

• Density Difference

• The Sun's Tidal Effect

• Temperature difference

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Which statement about the relationship between the ocean and air in the atmosphere is true?

• Ocean currents flow into the atmospheric air.

• The air in the atmosphere stores more heat than the ocean.

• The ocean can hold heat more efficiently than the air.

• Ocean currents can move faster than air or wind currents.

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El Nino might lead to...

• less hurricanes in the Atlantic

• warmer water in the Pacific

• none of the above

• both A and B

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