Understanding Oceans and Weather

How do oceans influence weather on land?

• Oceans have no impact on weather patterns.

• Oceans cool the atmosphere and create cold temperatures on land.

• Oceans only affect weather near coastal areas.

• Oceans absorb and release heat, affecting land temperatures and weather.

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What is the primary role of the water cycle?

• To create rainfall in deserts.

• To circulate water between land, ocean, and the atmosphere.

• To help oceans store freshwater.

• To prevent evaporation of water from the Earth's surface.

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Oceancurrents only affect the weather near the equator.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT a way in which ocean currents affect weather?

• By redistributing heat around the planet.

• By cooling down coastal areas.

• By moving warm water towards the poles.

• By controlling the tides and moon phases.

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What happens when ocean temperatures rise?

• There is more evaporation and higher chances of storms.

• Weather tends to become cooler on land.

• Ocean currents stop flowing.

• Rainfall decreases globally.

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Water temperature can impact the local weather, such as creating cooler or warmer air.

• True

• False

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In the water cycle, what happens to water when it evaporates?

• It turns into a liquid again.

• It moves from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere as water vapor.

• It collects in clouds and never returns to the ground.

• It disappears from the Earth completely.

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Ocean currents can carry warm water from the equator to the poles and vice versa.

• True

• False

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Experiments involving water and temperature can help us understand how heat affects the properties of water and the surrounding environment.

• True

• False

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What does temperature do to water?

• Changes its color

• Has no effect

• Affects how quickly it evaporates

• Makes it less dense

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