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WorksheetsOceans and Air Temperature
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Current of water moving from the North Pole toward the equator.
a)
ENSO
b)
Labrador Current
c)
Oscillation
d)
CA current
2.
Weather in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
a)
preparation
b)
perspiration
c)
precipitation
d)
perseverance
3.
An acronym for El Nino/Southern Oscillation
a)
El NinSO
b)
ENNSI
c)
El Nina OS
d)
ENSO
4.
The process of water releasing heat.
a)
cooling off
b)
Ice cubes
c)
condensation
d)
coriolis
5.
A movement back and forth.
a)
oscillation
b)
ordering
c)
original movement
d)
orchestra
6.
The average weather conditions of a region throughout the year.
a)
weather
b)
temperature
c)
climate
d)
currents
7.
The process of changing water into vapor or gas.
a)
freezing point
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
8.
Moisture in the air
a)
nimbus clouds
b)
smog
c)
humidity
d)
climate
9.
On going movement of ocean water
a)
tsunami
b)
waves
c)
ENSO
d)
currents
10.
Water absorbs heat more slowly than land does; it also ___________________more slowly than land does.
a)
Keeps heat
b)
loses heat
c)
moves around
d)
makes waves
11.
Oceans keep temperatures _________________________________.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
modern
c)
moderate
d)
waving
12.
Differences between temperature near the equator and temperature near the poles would be much greater is Earth had no _________________
a)
sun
b)
stars
c)
land
d)
ocean
13.
Oceans move heat from one place to another by __________________________
a)
currents
b)
moderation
c)
ships
d)
satellite
14.
One ocean current that circulate warm water along the Atlantic coast is the _________________________________.
a)
Labrador Current
b)
California Current
c)
El Nino
d)
Gulf Stream
15.
A cold current along the eastern coast of Canada is the _________________________________.
a)
California Current
b)
Labrador Current
c)
North Pole Current
d)
Penguin Current
16.
Ocean currents affect the amount of ___________________________, or rain and snow, in an area.
a)
blizzards
b)
precipitation
c)
El Nino
d)
stratus clouds
17.
California experiences heavy rains and storms, and Australia and Southwest Asia experience very dry weather because of the _____________________________
affecting weather.
affecting weather.
a)
cumulus cloud cover
b)
covering of air pressure
c)
moderate precipitation
d)
currents
18.
An abnormal, warmer current o water off the coast of Peru that happens every 2-7 years is called_________________.
a)
El Nino
b)
El Nina
c)
El Hombre
d)
El Nosuchname
19.
A good example of oscillation is
__________________________
__________________________
a)
a car motor
b)
an air conditioner
c)
a moving fan
d)
a rocking horse
20.
The opposite of evaporation is ___________________________.
a)
conversation
b)
commentaries
c)
commercials
d)
condensation
21.
When water takes in heat it _________________________________.
a)
freezes
b)
precipitates
c)
evaporates
d)
percolates
22.
_________________________ is the average conditions of a place or region throughout the year.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
temperature
d)
air pressure
23.
In the winter, the air temperature over the ____________________ will be warmer than the air temperature over the _______________.
a)
land, water
b)
continent, ocean
c)
water, land
d)
lakes, streams
24.
In addition to average temperature and average rainfall, climate includes ________________________________ and ___________________________.
a)
snow and sleet
b)
temperature, and air pressure
c)
air pressure and weather
d)
humidity and wind
25.
Currents move heat through water.
a)
No
b)
I don't know
c)
yes
d)
never
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