SES5 C. Review on Ocean Currents and Air Masses

What drives the movements of ocean currents?

• Gravity and pressure

• Wind, temperature, and salinity differences

• Earth's rotation and magnetic field

• Tides and lunar cycles

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What are air masses?

• Small pockets of air with varying temperatures

• Large bodies of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics

• Clouds that form over oceans

• Layers of air in the stratosphere

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What is the primary role of ocean currents in the climate system?

• To create tides

• To regulate global temperatures

• To form clouds

• To generate wind

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What drives deep-ocean currents?

• Wind patterns

• Tidal forces

• Density differences (thermohaline circulation)

• Earth's rotation

Which current is a cold current that cools the West Coast of North America?

• Gulf Stream

• California Current

• North Atlantic Drift

• Agulhas Current

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What is the primary effect of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents?

• It increases water temperature

• It changes water salinity

• It deflects the path of currents

• It slows down currents

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What is the leading edge of a cold air mass that rapidly displaces warm air called?

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

• Cold Front

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What type of weather is typically produced by a warm front?

• Steady rain

• Thunderstorms

• Clear skies

• Snow

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What are the two main components exchanged between ocean currents and the atmosphere?

• Salt and sand

• Heat and moisture

• Light and darkness

• Pressure and density

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What is the effect called when mountains force air to rise, leading to cooling, condensation, and precipitation on one side?

• Urban Heat Island Effect

• Land and Sea Breezes

• Orographic Effect

• Rain Shadow Effect