Ocean Atmosphere and Climate

Which location is near a warm current?

• Buenos Aires

• Cape Town

• Both locations

• Neither location

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Which location will be colder?

• Buenos Aires, because energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• Buenos Aires, because energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• Cape Town, because energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• Cape Town, because energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

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Which location will be warmer?

• Buenos Aires, because energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• Buenos Aires, because energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• Cape Town, because energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• Cape Town, because energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

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Which current carries more energy?

• Current A, because it is warmer

• Current A, because it is colder

• Current B, because it is warmer

• Current B, because it is colder

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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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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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Because of this current, the western coast of Australia will be...

• Cooler, because energy will transfer from the ocean to the air.

• Cooler, because energy will transfer from the air to the ocean.

• Warmer, because energy will transfer from the ocean to the air.

• Warmer, because energy will transfer from the air to the ocean.

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Currents can come together to form huge areas of water moving in big circles. These are called...

• whirlpools

• gyres

• current pools

• riptides

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The currents traveling past Christchurch will cause the temperature to be...

• Warmer, because energy will travel from the ocean to the air.

• Warmer, because energy will travel from the air to the ocean.

• Cooler, because energy will travel from the ocean to the air.

• Cooler, because energy will travel from the air to the ocean.

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How does the air temperature of Clare Island compare to the air temperature of Cartwright? Why? The air at Clare Island is...

• warmer than Cartwright. At Clare Island, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Cartwright, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• warmer than Cartwright. At Clare Island, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Cartwright, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• the same as Cartwright. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Cartwright. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

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