Ocean and Atmosphere Quiz

This ocean current brings warm water from the equator to the North Atlantic warming Europe’s climate.

• The California Current

• The Kuroshio Current

• The Gulf Stream Current

All of the world’s tropical rainforests are found

• 1. Between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn

• 1. Above the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn

• Above the polar lines

The salinity of ocean water is

• 3.5%

• 35%

• .035%

The Trade Winds blow from ______________ at the equator.

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

On the ______________ side of continents cold water ocean currents bring cold water from the poles toward the equator.

• Eastern

• Southern

• Western

When wind blows away surface water and cold water moves up this is called

• unfolding

• upwelling

• underwhelming

Why is the ocean cold in California when you jump in it?

• The California Current is cold

• The entire ocean is cold

• constant upwelling drives the warm water away

At what latitudes do we find most of the major deserts of the world

• At the equator

• At 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South

• At 60 degrees North and 60 degrees South

The changing position of warm water in the pacific ocean and the weather pattern it brings is called

• The El Nino Southern Oscillation

• The La Nina Atlantic Oscillation

• The El Nino Pacific Oscillation

Winds and ocean currents are the result of

• The uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• The Moon's gravity

• the spin of the Earth