WorksheetsCurrents & Climate
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Surface Currents affect the climate of the land near which they flow.
True
False
Surface currents greatly affect the climate in many parts of the world.
True
False
The Gulf Stream carries warm water from the tropics to .......
20 sec
Northern British Isles
Northern Europe
British Isles
Southern Europe
Newfoundland
____________________carries cold water from the north pacific ocean southward to Mexico.
Canada Current
California Current
Mexico Current
Alaska Current
the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient rich water to the surface.
Upwelling
Uplift
Density
Salinity
a change in the water temperature in Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current
El Nino
La Nina
a change in the eastern pacific ocean in which the surface water temp becomes unusually COOL
El Nino
La Nina
El Nino causes.....
Mudslides
Droughts
Crop Failure
All of these
El Nino is fairly easy to predict
True
False
Scientist study and predict using
Satellites
Sonar
Underwater vessels
a network of buoys
The buoys at the equator record
Temperature Currents
Winds and Currents
Temperature, Currents and Winds
Temperature and Winds
El Nino is likely to occur when
Trade winds are not as strong
surface temperature has risen
Both
Neither
