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WorksheetsBlock 09 Review - Global Energy Patterns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
The jet stream usually stays too far north to affect Florida’s weather. What is the jet stream?
The spinning of the air in the same direction as Earth’s rotation
The spinning of the air in the opposite direction of Earth’s rotation
The movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper region of the atmosphere
What impact does the Gulf Stream have on the climate of the east coast of the US?
The cold water from the Gulf Stream current cools the land.
The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.
The cold water from the Gulf Stream current decreases inland wind speeds.
The warm water from the Gulf Stream current increases inland wind speeds.
The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..
Ocean Current
Upwelling
Deep Currents
Surface Currents
Deep ocean currents are caused by…?
Differences in salinity
Differences in temperature
Differences in temperature and salinity
None of these
How is heat transferred around the Earth’s oceans?
Cold ocean currents push warm water away from the poles
Warm ocean water, heated by the sun, moves away from the equator to the poles
Wind pushes warm ocean currents around, but have no effect on cold currents
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
Earth rotating around the sun
Earth rotating on its axis
The tides
Gravity
What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?
ocean current
gyre
upwelling
conveyor belt
When surface currents meet continents they ___?
Stop moving
Are deflected (change paths)
Continue in the direction they were going
The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..
Ocean Current
Upwelling
Deep Currents
Surface Currents
What affects the density of water?
Salt
Temperature
The seasons of the year
Both A and B
