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ES Review - Oceanography & Meteorology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Surface currents are caused by _____, while deep-water currents are caused by _____.

a)

convection; underwater earthquakes

b)

wind; density differences

c)

wind; human influences

d)

density differences; wind

2.

Identify the seafloor feature at location 1

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

abyssal plain

d)

guyot

3.

Identify the seafloor feature at location 5

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental slope

c)

seamount

d)

mid-ocean ridge

4.

Identify the seafloor feature at location 2

a)

continental rise

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental slope

d)

abyssal plain

5.

This occurs when cold, deep, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface and replaces warmer surface water pushed away from shore.

a)

Downwelling

b)

Upwelling

c)

Convection

d)

Seafloor spreading

6.

Because of the Coriolis Effect, surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected

a)

north

b)

south

c)

to the left

d)

to the right

7.

What would explain the change in the direction of air movement from daytime to night?

a)

Land temperature changes more quickly than water temperature.

b)

Cool air rises more quickly than warm air.

c)

Water is always cooler than land.

d)

The sun warms the moist ocean air more than the dry land air.

8.

Winds always move from

a)

low pressure to high pressure

b)

high pressure to high pressure

c)

high pressure to low pressure

d)

low pressure to low pressure

9.

Low pressure areas are associated with

a)

extremely strong winds

b)

clear skies and no precipitation

c)

cool air sinking and drying out

d)

clouds and precipitation

10.

The bottom layer of the atmosphere in which we live and where weather occurs

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

11.

This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that filters UV radiation.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

12.

What is the cloud cover at this weather station model location?

a)

clear skies

b)

partly cloudy

c)

mostly cloudy

d)

overcast

13.

What is the dewpoint temperature at this weather station model location?

a)

46o F

b)

96o F

c)

45o C

d)

45o F

14.

What is the wind direction at this station model location?

a)

northwest

b)

northeast

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

15.

What is the wind speed at this station model location?

a)

3 mph

b)

15 knots

c)

25 knots

d)

15 mph