AICE Marine: Mark-the-Text Ocean Current Quiz

What is the main force influencing global climate?

• Ocean currents

• Solar energy of the sun

• Wind patterns

• Earth's rotation

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Why does the equator receive more sunlight than the poles?

• The equator is closer to the sun

• The earth's surface is flat at the equator

• The equator has more water

• The poles are covered in ice

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What are the winds in the equatorial weather cells called?

HINT: they were discovered by Christopher Columbus.

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade winds

• Polar winds

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What are the three weather cells found in each hemisphere?

• Equatorial, mid-latitude, polar

• Thermocline, halocline, pycnocline

• Northern, southern, central

• Coastal, inland, mountain

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What is a gyre?

• A type of wind pattern

• A large circular ocean current

• A type of cloud formation

• A mountain range

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What marks the start of El Nino?

• Increase in Eastern Trade Winds

• Increase in Polar Winds

• Decrease/ stopping in Westerlies

• Decrease in Monsoon Storms

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Which direction does the Earth rotate?

• East to West

• West to East

• North to South

• South to North

What is the name of the current that flows along the east coast of North America?

HINT: It is the main current that passes Florida!

• California Current

• Gulf Stream

• Canary Current

• Benguela Current

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​ ​ _______ is the ​average or typical weather condition of a region over a long period of time (usually over 30 years).

• Climate
• Weather
• Winter

• Environment

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_______ influences the weather by determining what type of precipitation will fall to the ground.

• pressure

• speed

• humidity

• temperature

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