Practise Test on Thermal Energy Transfer in the Ocean

Choose the correct answer from the options given for each question: The direction of a surface current is affected by _____________ and _________.

• global winds and the Earth’s rotation

• decrease in temperature and increase in salinity

• high salt content in the ocean

• cold water and density difference

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A large volume of water that flows through the ocean is ________.

• conduction

• water transfer

• radiation

• ocean current

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What is the Coriolis Effect?

• when clouds form over oceans

• the curving of winds due to Earth’s rotation

• the pulling of tides by the moon

• the spinning of hurricanes

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What causes winds to occur and move across the Earth’s surface?

• Differences in air pressure

• Earth’s gravitational pull

• Ocean waves

• the geosphere and biosphere

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In which direction do global winds curve in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Straight north

• Southward

• To the left (counterclockwise)

• To the right (clockwise)

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Which factors cause ocean currents to form?

• Waterfalls and waves

• Earthquakes under the ocean

• Wind and Earth’s rotation

• Hurricanes and storms

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The two (2) main types of ocean currents are _______ and _______.

• Conduction and convection

• Coriolis Effect and Earth’s rotation

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes

• Surface and deep ocean currents

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What role do ocean currents play in Earth’s climate?

• They only affect fish migration

• They transport heat and influence weather

• They cause tsunamis

• They make the ocean warmer

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The Gulf Stream is a _________________________.

• Cold Pacific Current

• Wind belt in the south

• Warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean

• cloud type

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Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?

• Warm air is less dense than cold air

• Warm air is wetter than cold water

• Cold air is faster than warm air

• Warm air is dry

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