WorksheetsOcean Currents
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?
a)
Earth's orbit around the Sun
b)
Earth's spinning on its axis
c)
Earth's magnetic field
d)
Earth's force of gravity
2.
If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Global warming
d)
Convection
3.
Cities closer to water most likely will be
a)
more dry
b)
more humid
c)
hotter
4.
Climate is
a)
the further you get from the equator
b)
the higher you go, the colder it gets
c)
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
d)
the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
5.
Earth’s climate system is powered mainly by energy from:
a)
Tilt
b)
The sun
c)
Latitude
d)
The rain shadow
6.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called
a)
astronomers
b)
climatologist
c)
meteorologist
d)
weatherologist
7.
Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?
a)
ocean currents
b)
global winds
c)
air mass
d)
front
8.
If you wanted to find the jet stream, where would you go?
a)
The area around the poles
b)
The area around the equator
c)
10 km above the earth's surface
d)
1 km above the earth's surface
9.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude
b)
Shock waves from clouds
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure
d)
The rotation of earth
10.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
The fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
d)
The fact that it's more dense than cold air
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