Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate

Currents are affected by winds and

• teachers

• shape of continents

• seasons

• fate

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What causes wind to blow?

• Animal movement

• Ocean currents

• Similar air temperatures

• Differences in air temperatures

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Currents that occur at or near the top layer of the ocean are called

• tidal currents

• convection currents

• deep currents

• surface currents

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• the Coriolis Effect

• convection

• salinity

• temperature differences

• wind

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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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When an ocean current comes from the equator,

what type of water does it bring water to the places it passes.

• warmer than expected water

• colder than expected water

• no change in the water

• temperature of water dependent on season

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Places closest to the equator are generally _______ because they get _______.

• colder, direct sunlight straight on

• warmer, direct sunlight straight on

• colder, sunlight at an angle

• warmer, sunlight at an angle

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At higher altitude temperatures are often cooler because there is _____ air pressure so there are _____ are molecules to absorb the heat.

• more, more

• more, fewer

• less, more

• less, fewer

Which statement is true?

• Water takes longer than land to heat up and cool down

• Land takes longer than water to heat up and cool down

• Water and land heat up and cool down at the same rate

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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