WorksheetsOceans and Climate
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
2.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
3.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Either Pole
4.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Current
d)
Gyre
5.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
6.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
7.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
8.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
9.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
10.
Currents are deflected to the _________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
right
b)
south
c)
left
d)
north
11.
Currents are deflected to the _________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
north
b)
right
c)
south
d)
left
12.
Where is ocean water the densest.
a)
The surface
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
Lake Michigan
13.
Do deep currents effect wind
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
When surface currents meet continents they ___?
a)
Stop moving
b)
Are deflected (change paths)
c)
Continue in the direction they were going
15.
How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
a)
Cool the coast
b)
Warm the coast
c)
Cause snow to fall
d)
Cause higher tides
16.
Upwelling is associated with
a)
a decrease in access to nutrients for phytoplankton
b)
cooler, nutrient-rich waters being pushed up from deeper ocean waters
c)
temperature gradients moving water from the equator to the poles
d)
an increase in human fatalities
17.
If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Global warming
d)
Convection
18.
The Coriolis effect is...
a)
The curvature of things as they move across the Earth's surface.
b)
The reflection of the Sun's light on the moon.
c)
The heating of the earth by greenhouse gasses.
d)
What determines the speed at which the Earth spins.
19.
Which is NOT a factor that affects deep currents?
a)
Density
b)
Color
c)
Salinity
d)
Temperature
20.
Currents that move on or near the surface of the ocean
a)
Surface Currents
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Coriolis Effect
21.
What is the main contributor to surface currents?
a)
Wind
b)
Color
22.
Currents that move far below the ocean's surface.
a)
Surface Currents
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Coriolis Effect
23.
Where do warm currents get warm?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Equator
24.
What might happen if the global conveyor stopped?
a)
Marine life would get too much oxygen
b)
Marine life would get too little oxygen
c)
There would be no effect
d)
There would be a new ice age
25.
Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?
a)
One place is near a warm ocean current.
b)
It is not possible
c)
Because of La Nina
d)
Because of El Nino
26.
Why was a plastic toy spill so helpful to scientists studying ocean currents?
a)
The toys showed them where the sea floor was.
b)
The ducks showed that wind currents are real.
c)
The Ducks helped them discover trade winds.
d)
The ducks gave scientists lots of data to study ocean currents.
27.
____________ are large streams of moving water that flow through the oceans.
a)
La Niña
b)
El Niño
c)
Currents
d)
Climate
28.
______ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
A season
d)
The Coriolis Effect
29.
Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?
a)
surface currents
b)
deep currents
c)
waves
d)
Coriolis effect
30.
Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature due to differences in:
a)
Wind patterns
b)
Lifeforms
c)
Currents
d)
Salinity
31.
Deep currents are caused by differences in the _______________ ocean water.
a)
eutrophication of
b)
sun's effect on
c)
density of
d)
salinity of
32.
In general, surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles carry ______________ water.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
fresh
d)
oxbow lake
33.
The Gulf Stream ____________ nearby land areas.
a)
cools
b)
causing freezing in
c)
warms
d)
causes rain in
34.
The thermohaline circulation is a pattern of ocean currents driven by _______________ differences.
a)
density
b)
temperature
c)
climate
d)
wave height
35.
A surface current effects the ________________ of nearby land.
a)
climate
b)
daily temperature
c)
winds
d)
toast
36.
The current that Marlin and Dorry take in "Finding Nemo" is a warm water current known as the ____________________
a)
East Australian Current (EAC)
b)
Antaractic Subpolar Current (ASC)
c)
California Current (CCD)
d)
Canary Atlantic Middle Current (CAM)
37.
Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
fluctuate
38.
As plants and animals in the ocean die, the nutrients produced from their decay _____.
a)
are recycled by the Global Conveyor Belt
b)
sink to the bottom
c)
are destroyed by sunlight
d)
become coral reefs
39.
Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.
a)
gyres
b)
eddies
c)
upwellings
d)
the equator
40.
_______ causes the Coriolis Effect
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
gravity
c)
wind
d)
density
41.
________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel
a)
gravity and the Coriolis Effect
b)
temperature and salinity
c)
wind and climate
d)
temperature and the Coriolis Effect
42.
The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.
a)
halinethermal circulation
b)
thermohaline circulation
c)
thermodensity circulation
43.
What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
It continues over the continent
b)
It stops
c)
It changes direction
d)
It is absorbed by the land
44.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
46.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
47.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Currents
d)
Gulf Stream
48.
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
a)
California Current
b)
Surface Current
c)
Gyre
d)
Global Conveyor Belt
49.
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
a)
colder temperature
b)
colder temperature & more salinty
c)
warmer temperature & less salinty
d)
less salinty
50.
Condition of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe
a)
climate
b)
gravity
c)
weather
51.
All weather is caused by
a)
wind speed
b)
rainfall
c)
the sun heating the Earth
52.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
53.
Climate covers
a)
smaller areas than weather
b)
larger areas than weather
54.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes
c)
humidity and pressure
55.
How are weather and climate different?
a)
They both describe averages, but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
56.
Cities closer to water most likely will be
a)
more dry
b)
more humid
c)
hotter
57.
The condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place is known as
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
Conditions
d)
Temperature
58.
The average year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area is called
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
Conditions
d)
Temperature
59.
What is climate?
a)
An area's short-term weather pattern
b)
An area's long-term weather pattern
c)
The types of organisms that live in an area
d)
The temperature of an area during the summer
60.
What is weather?
a)
The change in the atmosphere that occurs on a daily basis
b)
An area's long-term weather pattern
c)
The types of organisms that live in an area
d)
The temperature of an area during the summer
61.
What factor is most often used to describe the climate of a region?
a)
Average temperature
b)
Amount of precipitation (rain)
c)
The living things found in the area
d)
Both a and b
Both temperature and precipitation
Both temperature and precipitation
62.
What is a SIMILARITY between weather and climate?
a)
Both do not change
b)
Both describe the conditions of an area
c)
Both describe the length of a season
d)
Both are easy to predict
63.
What is the main DIFFERENCE between climate and weather?
a)
Climate describes the short-term conditions and weather describes the long-term conditions
b)
Climate describes the long -term conditions and weather describes the short-term conditions
c)
Climate can change but weather can not
d)
Weather can change but climate can not
64.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
tempature
b)
tempiture
c)
tempture
d)
temperature
65.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
density
b)
denscity
c)
densitie
d)
destiny
66.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
atlantic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Attlandtic
d)
Atlantick
67.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
picific
b)
pacific
c)
Pacific
d)
Pacpific
68.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
equador
b)
equator
c)
eqatore
d)
equater
69.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
climbit
b)
climit
c)
climate
d)
climat
70.
Longitude lines...
a)
Run from the North Pole to the South Pole
b)
Circle the Earth from East to West
71.
Latitude lines...
a)
Run from the North Pole to the South Pole
b)
Circle the Earth from East to West
72.
The equator falls at...
a)
0 degrees longitude
b)
0 degrees latitude
73.
The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
Southeast and Northwest
c)
North and South
d)
Southwest and Northeast
74.
What do latitude and longitude lines help us with?
a)
Making good grades
b)
Population
c)
Weather
d)
Location
75.
Which of the following best describes why the Earth has the four seasons?
a)
The sun is closer to the Earth during summer and farther away during winter
b)
The sun shines directly onto the equator all year long
c)
The tilt of the Earth is the primary reason for the seasons
76.
What season is letter A for Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
77.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
78.
What is Earth’s tilt?
a)
23.5
b)
22.5
c)
25.3
d)
90
79.
Why do we have warmer temperatures in the summer?
a)
Tilted towards sun
b)
Tilted away from sun
c)
We are closer to the sun
80.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
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