WorksheetsOceanography Unit 4 Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
In the zone between the equator and 30˚ latitude the ____ are found.
polar doldrums
trade winds
westerlies
polar cells
In the zone between 30 and 60˚latitude the ____ are found.
polar doldrums
trade winds
horse latitudes
westerlies
Winds generally moves across the United States...
from north to south
from east to west
from south to north
from west to east
Hurricanes are an efficient way to...
wipe out hundreds of thousands of people
redistribute heat from one area to another
bring rains to eastern Africa
raise sea level world wide due to the storm surge
The strongest winds on Earth are the...
trade winds
westerlies
polar easterlies
doldrums
Current #1 is called ________ and it is _____.
California Current; warm
California Current; cold
Gulf Stream; warm
Canary Current; cold
The current labeled 3 is called _____ and it is _____.
Gulf Stream; warm
Gulf Stream; cold
Canary Current; cold
California Current; cold
The current labeled 6 is called ____ and it is _____.
California Current; cold
Gulf stream; warm
Antarctic Circumpolar Current; cold
Antarctic Circumpolar Current; warm
The current labeled 5 is called ____ and it is _____.
California Current; cold
Gulf stream; warm
Canary current; warm
Canary current; cold
The current labeled 7 is called ____ and it is _____.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current; cold
Gulf stream; warm
Peru current; warm
Peru current; cold
In the Northern Hemisphere, the general direction of ocean currents is...
clockwise
counterclockwise
In the Southern Hemisphere, the general direction of ocean currents is...
clockwise
counterclockwise
What happens to the direction of an ocean current when it approaches the coast of a large landmass?
keeps going straight
immediately reverses direction
deflects and circles back
stops moving completely
The East coasts generally have ____ water currents.
warm
cold
The West coasts generally have ____ water currents.
warm
cold
The ultimate source of most of the energy for ocean currents is...
weather
wind
the sun
the tides
The Earth's rotation influences currents by a force [or acceleration, to be correct] known as...
Discovery rotation
geotrophism
gyral rotation
Coriolis effect
Currents are water movements created by...
the wakes of large ocean-going vessels (ships)
friction between moving air (wind) and the water's surface
earthquakes
none of these are correct
Surface currents...
are wind-driven
are the only currents that most people sea
affect about 20% of the ocean's volume (total water)
all of these are correct
Deep-ocean currents are...
non-existent
wind-driven
density driven
circumpolar
Winds and ocean circulation (currents) are created as a result of...
Moon's orbit around Earth
unequal solar heating of the oceans and the atmospheres
Satellites orbiting Earth
Earth as a whole is in thermal equilibrium, but different latitudes are not. Moving masses of air and ocean currents transport energy from locations with a surplus to those with a deficit. That means there is a net heat _____ from latitudes within 30 degrees above and below the equator, but a net heat ______ greater than 30 degrees.
gain; loss
gain; gain
loss; loss
loss; gain
The curving effect observed by a person of an object moving into space, caused by the revolving of Earth is...
Coriolis effect
Rotation effect
Circumference effect
Thermocline effect
In the Northern hemisphere, off the east coast of the US, hurricanes typically travel in a ____ direction.
clockwise
counterclockwise
In the Southern hemisphere, hurricanes typically travel in a ____ direction.
clockwise
counterclockwise
Winds are typically deflected to the _____ in the Northern Hemisphere and the ____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
right; left
left; right
left; left
right; right
During La Nina conditions, trade winds increase, warm water moves west. This means that Australia and Indonesia are _____ and Southwestern US is _____.
wet; dry
dry;wet
dry; dry
wet; wet
During El Nino conditions, warm water moves east. This means that Australia and Indonesia are _____ and Southwestern US is _____.
wet; dry
dry;wet
dry; dry
wet; wet
This diagram represents the....
carbon cycle
water cycle
nitrogen cycle
phosphorus cycle
#1 in the diagram represents....
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
#2 in the diagram represents....
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
#3 in the diagram represents....
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
#8 in the diagram represents....
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
