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WorksheetsOceans Chap 9 Quiz Review - Circulation of the Ocean
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The DENSEST water in the ocean is
the warmest
the top layer
the coldest
the middle layer
Which current within a northern hemisphere gyre should have the coldest temperature?
an eastern boundary current
a western boundary current
an equatorial current
a northerly moving current
Under normal conditions, surface winds move across most of the tropical Pacific from the
east to west
west to east
north to south
down to up
The circular movement of water in the southern Pacific Ocean is on of the 5 ocean
gyres
currents
whirlpools
spirals of destruction
The Sverdrup (Sv) is a measure of
volume of water per unit time
temperature as a function of latitude
the northern lights
scholastic aptitude
In the southern hemisphere currents move in a _______________ pattern in an ocean basin.
counterclockwise
clockwise
north to south
south to north
El Nino conditions are associated with
a disruption in the equatorial current
strengthening of the equatorial curent
strengthening of the trade winds
the end of The Gulf Stream
Onshore winds are associated with
downwelling
upwelling
increase in surface nutrients
colder water at the coast
An eastern boundary current is typically
a cold current traveling equatorward
a warm current traveling equatorward
a cold current traveling poleward
a warm current traveling poleward
One source of nutrient rich water is
upwelling
downwelling
sidewelling
nowelling
The observation that a moving ocean currents trajectory spirals at a 45∘ angle as depth increases is
The Ekman spiral
the swirling spiral
gyre spiral
grade spiral
The only current traveling an uninterrupted circle around the circumference of the Earth is the
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (AKA West Wind Drift)
Canary Current
Gulf Stream
California Current
The large western boundary current that directly influences the weather of western Europe is
The Gulf Stream
The Kuroshio Current
The Peru Current
The South's Revenge Current
The apparent deflection of objects moving across a rotating frame of reference, like Earth, causing them to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Coriolis Effect
Downwelling
Upwelling
Density Stratification
