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WorksheetsES Review - Oceanography & Meteorology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Surface currents are caused by _____, while deep-water currents are caused by _____.
convection; underwater earthquakes
wind; density differences
wind; human influences
density differences; wind
Identify the seafloor feature at location 1
continental slope
continental shelf
abyssal plain
guyot
Identify the seafloor feature at location 5
abyssal plain
continental slope
seamount
mid-ocean ridge
Identify the seafloor feature at location 2
continental rise
continental shelf
continental slope
abyssal plain
This occurs when cold, deep, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface and replaces warmer surface water pushed away from shore.
Downwelling
Upwelling
Convection
Seafloor spreading
Because of the Coriolis Effect, surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected
north
south
to the left
to the right
What would explain the change in the direction of air movement from daytime to night?
Land temperature changes more quickly than water temperature.
Cool air rises more quickly than warm air.
Water is always cooler than land.
The sun warms the moist ocean air more than the dry land air.
Winds always move from
low pressure to high pressure
high pressure to high pressure
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to low pressure
Low pressure areas are associated with
extremely strong winds
clear skies and no precipitation
cool air sinking and drying out
clouds and precipitation
The bottom layer of the atmosphere in which we live and where weather occurs
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that filters UV radiation.
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
What is the cloud cover at this weather station model location?
clear skies
partly cloudy
mostly cloudy
overcast
What is the dewpoint temperature at this weather station model location?
46o F
96o F
45o C
45o F
What is the wind direction at this station model location?
northwest
northeast
southwest
southeast
What is the wind speed at this station model location?
3 mph
15 knots
25 knots
15 mph
