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WorksheetsOcean Atmosphere and Climate Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is El Nino to Climatologists?
A boy
A girl
Warming of the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical pacific ocean.
A change in the average temperature of the whole earth.
Which of the following is not a surface
air
water
land
All of the above are surfaces
Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is. It is the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a thing.
true
false
Which image correctly shows how the air gets energy?
Image 1
Image 2
An imaginary line that's around the middle of the planet and is halfway between the north pole and the south pole.
latitude
longitude
equator
atmosphere
Locations closer to the equator have higher energy and higher air temperatures.
True
False
Locations that are at higher altitudes are warmer than places that are at lower altitudes.
true
false
City 2 is closer to the equator than City 1. Which location has a warmer air temperature?
City 1
City 2
City 1 and City 2 will have the same temperature
None of the above
Cleveland is 18ºC (65ºF) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?
The Sun
Volcanoes
Coal and Oil
Trees
Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of City 2 compare to the air temperature of City 1? Why?
City 2 is colder than City 1 because it has a cold current passing by.
City 1 is warmer than City 2 because it has a warm current passing by.
City 1 is colder than City 2 because it has a cold current passing by.
City 2 is warmer than City 1 because it has a warm current passing by
Fill in the blank: Energy is transferred form the sun to the surface, then to the ___.
Prevailing Wind
Equator
Surface
Air
True or False: When prevailing winds change direction so do ocean currents.
True
False
Why would two locations on the coast with similar latitudes have different air temperatures?
energy from the sun is always changing at the same latitude
ocean currents can carry different amounts of energy
ocean currents always carry the same amount of energy so the temperature is the same
the sea floor changes the temperature
Locations that are farther from the equator have colder air temperatures because...
less energy is transferred directly to the air
more energy is transferred from the surface to the air
they have more sunlight
less energy is transferred from the sun to the surface and then to the air
Cold water currents travel in which direction?
from the equator to the pole
from the poles to the equator
North
All around Africa
Currents are affected by winds and
teachers
shape of continents
seasons
fate
Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called
the Coriolis Effect
an ocean highway
an ocean current
an ocean river
Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from
hot to cold
cold to hot
top to bottom
bottom to top
Isumi and San Luis Obispo are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean. Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of Isumi compare to the air temperature of San Luis Obispo? Why?
The air temperature at Isumi is
warmer than San Luis Obispo. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Isumi and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at San Luis Obispo.
warmer than San Luis Obispo. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. A lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Isumi; only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at San Luis Obispo.
warmer than San Luis Obispo. Moving air with a lot of energy turns and follows the coast toward Isumi; moving air with only a little energy turns and follows the coast toward San Luis Obispo.
the same as San Luis Obispo. Both locations are the same distance from the equator. The winds push the ocean water, and it turns to follow the coast past both locations, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air.
