Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate Chapter 2

Ocean water flows in continuous paths called -

• climates

• prevailing winds

• poles

• currents

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True or false: Ocean currents have no effect on air temperature

• True

• False

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Ocean water is _______________ near the equator.

• warmer

• colder

• more dense

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Energy in fluids (gases and liquids) moves from _____ areas to _____ areas

• colder to warmer

• warmer to colder

• warm to warm

• cold to cold

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If the ocean water is 24 degrees and the air is 38, energy will -

• transfer from the ocean to the air

• remain in the ocean

• transfer from the air to the ocean

• remain in the air

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The poles receive ______ energy from the Sun than the equator.

• the same

• less

• more

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If the air temperature is 25 and the ocean temperature is 29 -

• energy will transfer from the ocean to the air

• energy will transfer from the air to the ocean

• no energy will be transferred

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Energy is transferred -

• from the Sun directly to the air, then some of that energy is transferred to the surface

• from the air to the Sun, then back to the surface

• from the Sun directly to the surface, then some of that energy is transferred to the air

• only from the Sun to oceans

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