Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Quiz 2

How does Energy move?

• From high to low.

• Energy moves randomly.

• From low to high.

• Energy doesn't move.

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How is energy from the sun transferred to the air?

• Energy from the sun is transferred directly to the air.

• Energy from the sun is transferred to the surface, then transferred from the surface to the air.

• Energy from the sun is transferred to the air and the surface at the exact same time.

• Energy from the sun does not get transferred to the air because the sun is too far away.

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Temperature is a measure of what?

• Speed

• Temperature

• How light or dark something is.

• Energy

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Which of these is true about how ocean currents move?

• Ocean currents are completely random and unpredictable.

• Ocean currents travel is predictable, circular patterns and help transport energy.

• Ocean currents travel in predictable patterns, but cannot transport energy.

• Ocean Currents are all the same temperature.

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The Japan (Kurisho) Current transports water up along the coast of Japan. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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The Benguela Current transports water from near the South Pole up along the West Coast of Africa. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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The Brazil Current transports water from the equator along the coast of South America. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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The Gulf Stream transports water from near the equator up along the coast of the Eastern United States. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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The Greenland current transports water down from the Equator along the East coast of Greenland. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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Look at the map. Typically, which sides of continents tend to have warm currents?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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