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Ocean Currents and Climate Effects

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To understand the ocean's role in climate and differentiate between weather and climate.
To explore the ocean's biodiversity.
To study the history of ocean exploration.
To learn about marine biology.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Gulf Stream do to the climate of the eastern United States?
It warms the climate.
It causes frequent storms.
It has no effect on the climate.
It makes the climate colder.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the ocean influence the weather and climate of coastal regions?
By making the climate more arid.
By reducing temperature extremes and increasing rainfall.
By increasing temperature extremes.
By causing droughts.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is long-term, climate is short-term.
Weather is short-term, climate is long-term.
Weather and climate are the same.
Weather is predictable, climate is not.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are summer temperatures near the ocean cooler than those inland?
Because of the ocean's cool breeze.
Because the ocean absorbs all the heat.
Because the land heats up faster than the ocean.
Because the ocean is always cold.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do ocean currents like the Gulf Stream affect winter climates along the coast?
They make winters colder.
They have no effect on winter climates.
They cause more snow.
They make winters warmer.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the path of the Gulf Stream?
It travels from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.
It travels along the eastern coast of the United States and crosses the Atlantic Ocean.
It travels from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
It travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
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