Ocean Currents and Climate Change Quiz

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

• Increasing the amount of rainfall in desert areas

• Decreasing the Earth's rotation speed

• Altering the distribution of heat across the planet

• Increasing the Earth's gravitational pull

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How do oceans and land absorb heat differently?

• Oceans absorb heat more quickly than land

• Land absorbs heat more evenly than oceans

• Oceans absorb heat more slowly and evenly than land

• Land absorbs heat more slowly than oceans

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What effect would a long-term rise in the average surface temperature have on the oceans?

• Increase in ocean salinity

• Decrease in ocean biodiversity

• Rise in sea levels

• Increase in ocean acidity

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Which of these best describes a movement of the North Atlantic gyre the scientist needs to know?

• It moves in a clockwise direction

• It moves in a counterclockwise direction

• It moves in a straight line

• It moves randomly

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Based on the information in the table, which ocean waters would have the potential to hold the most dissolved oxygen gas?

• 0°C at 1 atmosphere of pressure

• 25°C at 2 atmospheres of pressure

• 15°C at 1 atmosphere of pressure

• 10°C at 2 atmospheres of pressure

What is most regulated by the Water Quality Act of 1987?

• The amount of fish caught in the ocean

• The levels of toxic pollutants discharged into bodies of water

• The temperature of ocean water

• The salinity of ocean water

What would be one practical way to reduce marine dead zones?

• Increase fishing activities

• Reduce nutrient run-off

• Increase ocean salinity

• Decrease ocean temperature

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How does the Coriolis effect impact ocean surface currents?

• It increases the speed of ocean currents

• It changes the direction of ocean currents

• It decreases the temperature of ocean currents

• It increases the salinity of ocean currents

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Which two statements in the table below are TRUE about the changing salt concentrations of ocean water?

• When ocean water evaporates, the water gets less salty

• When ocean water evaporates, the water gets saltier

• When Earth’s ice increases, ocean water gets saltier

• When Earth’s ice increases, ocean water gets less salty

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Pollutants concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico often create a dead zone. What watershed is Montana in?

• Mississippi River Watershed

• Colorado River Watershed

• Columbia River Watershed

• Rio Grande Watershed