Ocean Atmosphere and Climate Vocab

Does the gulf stream originate near the Equator or the Poles? 

• Equator

• Poles

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Arica and Beira are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean. Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of Arica compare to the air temperature of Beira? Why?

 

The air temperature at Arica is...

• colder than Beira. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Arica and energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Beira.

• colder than Beira. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Arica, and a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Beira.

• colder than Beira. Moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Arica; moving air with a lot of energy turns and follows the coast toward Beira.

• the same as Beira. Both locations are the same distance from the equator. The winds push the ocean water, and it turns to follow the coast in both locations, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air.

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Earth’s climate system is powered mainly by energy from:

• Tilt

• The sun

• Latitude

• The rain shadow

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Both Comodoro Rivadavia (CR), Argentina and Puerto Aysen (PA), Chile are coastal cities an equal distance from the equator. What is most likely the cause of their differences in temperature?

• Energy flows from the ocean to the air in both locations.

• Energy flows from the air to the ocean in both locations.

• Energy flows from the ocean to the air in PA, while energy flows from the air to the water in CR.

• Energy flows from the ocean to the air in CR, while energy flows from the air to the water in PA.

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Delphina and Oribus are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean. Using the information in the map, what is likely to be true about the air temperature of the two places? Why?

• the same as Delphina. Both locations are the same distance from the equator. The winds push the ocean water, and it turns to follow the coast past both locations, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air.

• warmer than Delphina. Moving air with a lot of energy turns and follows the coast toward Oribus; moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward Delphina.

• warmer than Delphina. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Oribus and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Delphina.

• warmer than Delphina. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. A lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Oribus, and only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Delphina.

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A climate pattern that happens every 2 to 7 years

• Hurricane season

• El Niño

• Gyre

• Prevailing winds

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What is the cause of the phenomenon called El Nino

• A change in salinity in the Pacific causes a change in the Pacific current.

• A change in the prevailing wind pattern that causes a change in the normal currents' direction and strength in the Pacific Ocean.

• Shipping traffic related to the world's economy.

• A change in the prevailing wind pattern that causes a change in the normal currents' direction and strength in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Luderitz and Florianopolis are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. Use the information on the map to answer these questions: How does the air temperature of Luderitz compare to the air temperature of Florianopolis? Why?The air at Luderitz is

• colder than Florianopolis. At Luderitz, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Florianopolis, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• colder than Florianopolis. At Luderitz, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean. At Florianopolis, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

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

• the same as Florianopolis. 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.

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Clare Island and Cartwright are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. Use the information on the map to answer these questions: How does the air temperature of Clare Island compare to the air temperature of Cartwright? Why?

• 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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Both cities shown in the graph are an equal distance from the equator. Why is Collegeville in the continent's center so much warmer in July than Oceanside, Oregon near the coast?

• Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean near Oceanside in July.

• Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air near Oceanside in July.

• Solar energy is transferred directly to the air in Collegeville in July.

• Solar energy is transferred directly to the air in Oceanside in July.

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