Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

• the Coriolis Effect

• an ocean highway

• an ocean current

• an ocean river

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• the Coriolis Effect

• convection

• salinity

• temperature differences

• wind

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The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

• North Equatorial Current

• East Australian Current

• Gulf Stream

• California Current

• Brazil Current

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The deflection of currents due to Earth's rotation is called the

• Rotation Effect

• Current Effect

• Upwelling Effect

• Deflection Effect

• Coriolis Effect

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Warm air expands and ​ (a)   as it rises

• warms

• cools

• dissipates

• contracts

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Water that is ​ (a)   moves ​ (b)   which pulls carbon into the deep ocean for ​ (c)   of years.

• colder and saltier

• downward

• thousands

• warmer and less salty

• upward

• millions

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The average daily air temperature at a certain location increases when there is a seasonal increase in the number of daylight hours.

Which graph best shows this change?

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During temperature inversion, ​ (a)   air is trapped in the lower atmosphere along with​ (b)   gasses like carbon dioxide, methane and ozone . This condition ​ (c)   global warming.​

• cooler

• warmer

• greenhouse

• atmospheric

• intensifies

• reduces

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The Coriolis Effect changes a current's path due to Earth's

• rotation

• winds

• tides

• temperature differences

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Regular movements of water far below the ocean's surface are called

• shallow currents

• surface currents

• convection currents

• deep currents

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