WorksheetsOcean, Atmosphere and Climate Quiz Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
Heat transfers goes from
north to south
hot to cold
cold to hot
south to north
Ocean currents transport thermal energy and ________ around the world.
sunlight
fresh air
fresh water
matter
Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air when the ocean is warmer and from air to ocean when the air is
warmer
the same
colder
Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from
hot to cold
cold to hot
top to bottom
bottom to top
Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water
more; heavier
more; lighter
less; heavier
less; lighter
Ocean currents move energy in the form of
salt
heat
oxygen
nutrients
Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's
continents
poles
southern hemisphere
equator
Ocean currents transport thermal energy and _____ around the world.
air
sunlight
matter
fresh water
Ocean water is _______________ near the equator.
warmer
colder
choppy
more dense
True or false: Ocean currents have no effect on air temperature
True
False
Ocean water flows in continuous paths called -
climates
prevailing winds
poles
currents
If the ocean water is 24 degrees and the air is 38, energy will -
transfer from the ocean to the air
remain in the ocean
transfer from the air to the ocean
remain in the air
The poles receive ______ energy from the Sun than the equator.
the same
less
more
If the air temperature is 25 and the ocean temperature is 29 -
energy will transfer from the ocean to the air
energy will transfer from the air to the ocean
no energy will be transferred
Ocean currents __________ __________ throughout the ocean and atmosphere.
cause storms
decrease energy
increase energy
transfer energy
How do ocean currents affect regional climate all over the world?
They don't
They cause high and low tides
Depending on their temperature, they cool or warm the coasts they pass.
All the energy they hold is transferred to the air
Locations at lower latitudes have a _______ climate than those at higher latitudes.
warmer
colder
Energy is transferred -
from the Sun directly to the air, then some of that energy is transferred to the surface
from the air to the Sun, then back to the surface
from the Sun directly to the surface, then some of that energy is transferred to the air
only from the Sun to oceans
A climate pattern that happens every 2 to 7 years
Hurricane season
El Niño
Gyre
Prevailing winds
"It's 30 degrees in Phoenix today" is a example of -
weather
climate
"Average temperatures for Arizona in the last 10 years" would be an example of -
weather
climate
The temperature at Everest Base Camp is -5 degrees, but at the summit it is -36. What explains this?
The locations are at different latitudes.
The locations are at different longitudes.
Temperature decreases as you go up because the air is less dense and cannot hold as much heat
Temperature decreases as you go up because the air is more dense and cannot hold as much heat
The __________________ is how hot or cold something is.
climate
weather
thermometer
temperature
____________ is the typical weather in a place over a long period of time.
weather
climate
data
precipitation
Information that supports an answer to a questions is ____________.
evaulation
pattern
text
evidence
A _______________ is something we observe to be similar over and over again.
pattern
weather
storm
hazard
Times of year when certain kinds of weather are common are called __________________.
seasons
argument
measure
precipitation
______ is what is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind.
visualize
weather
seasons
range
The ability to make things move or change is called:
matter
gyre
energy
current
The outside or top layer of something is:
gyre
energy
temperature
surface
A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle is called:
gyre
energy
ocean current
surface
The imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern Hemispheres (halves) is called:
Longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
Latitude
The distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator is called:
gyre
latitude
longitude
equator
The distance of a place east or west of Earth's Prime Meridian is called:
latitude
gyre
equator
longitude
The imaginary line that divides Earth into western and western Hemispheres is called:
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Equator
Latitude
