Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

• hot to cold

• cold to hot

• top to bottom

• bottom to top

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Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water

• more; heavier

• more; lighter

• less; heavier

• less; lighter

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Surface currents and deep ocean currents join together to make

• the East Australian Current

• warm currents

• the global conveyor belt

• the Coriolis Effect

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• salt

• heat

• oxygen

• nutrients

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Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

• continents

• poles

• southern hemisphere

• equator

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Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's

• oxygen

• climate

• sunlight

• longitude

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Ocean currents transport thermal energy and _____ around the world.

• air

• sunlight

• matter

• fresh water

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Deep currents are caused mainly by differences in salinity and _____.

• winds

• gases dissolved in the water

• the Coriolis Effect

• water temperature

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When the air temperature over the land is warmer than the nearby ocean temperature, energy is transferred from the _____ to the _____.

• water; air

• water; sun

• air; sun

• air; water

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Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of City 2 compare to the air temperature of City 1? Why?

• City 2 is colder than City 1 because it has a cold current passing by.

• City 1 is warmer than City 2 because it has a warm current passing by.

• City 1 is colder than City 2 because it has a cold current passing by.

• City 2 is warmer than City 1 because it has a warm current passing by

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