Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate

City 2 is closer to the equator than City 1. Which location has a colder air temperature?

• City 1

• City 2

• City 1 and City 2 will have the same temperature

• None of the above

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True or False: When prevailing winds change direction so do ocean currents.

• True

• False

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If an ocean current starts by the North Pole or South Pole, will it carry warm energy or cold energy?

• Warm Energy

• Cold Energy

• The current will not carry any energy

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Fill in the blank: Energy is transferred form the sun to the surface, then to the ___.

• Prevailing Wind

• Equator

• Surface

• Air

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During an El Nino period, an area that normally has mild to moderate storms might experience _____

• storms with very little rain

• storms with stronger winds and more precipitation

• storms that are the same as every other year

• storm with even more mild winds

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Which of the following accurately describes El Nino?

• El Nino is a thunderstorm.

• El Nino is a hurricane

• El Nino is a weather phenomenon that happens from a slight temperature change.

• El Nino is a type of food.

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A continuous, directed movement of sea water which can be generated by wind, the Coriolis effect, or density

• energy

• wind speed

• ocean current

• lakes

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On the Amplify video about El Nino, we saw that scientist study air and ocean temperature changes by traveling on ______ and ______.

• cars and boats

• planes and ships

• trains and helicopters

• scooters and swimming

El Nino causes a slight temperature change in the ocean temperatures. This causes the air temperature at that location to _______.

• stay the same

• increase

• decrease

• have no change

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Average weather for an area over a long period of time

• oxygen

• weather

• climate

• plants

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