Worksheetspatterns of circulation in the ocean combined quiz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 29mins
A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
Current
Jet Stream
El Nino
La Nina
climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific ocean
El Nino
La Nina
A climate event when surface waters in the Eastern Pacific are colder than normal
El Nino
La Nina
Ocean water near ice caps are?
cold and salty
cold and fresh
warm and salty
warm and fresh
Ice caps in the ocean are frozen salt water.
True
False
El Nino and La Nina change the weather patterns due to...?
salinity
wind
density
temperature
South Florida has what kind of weather due to the Gulf Stream?
warm and dry
cool and rainy
cool and dry
warm and rainy
A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
Current
Jet Stream
El Nino
La Nina
climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific ocean
El Nino
La Nina
A climate event when surface waters in the Eastern Pacific are colder than normal
El Nino
La Nina
Ocean water near ice caps are?
cold and salty
cold and fresh
warm and salty
warm and fresh
Ice caps in the ocean are frozen salt water.
True
False
El Nino and La Nina change the weather patterns due to...?
salinity
wind
density
temperature
South Florida has what kind of weather due to the Gulf Stream?
warm and dry
cool and rainy
cool and dry
warm and rainy
What is the salinity and temperature of the Antarctic Bottom Water?
cold and fresh
cold and salty
warm and salty
warm and fresh
If the Antarctic Bottom Water is becoming fresher and warmer, what are two changes that could happen as a result of this? Pick 2.
movement of cold ocean currents
water becoming less dense
Ocean becoming colder.
organisms not having enough oxygen to survive at the bottom of the ocean
What are the names of two deep currents? Pick 2.
movement of ocean water that causes La Nina events
movement of ocean water caused by differences in density.
jet stream
trade winds
Name two surface currents?
trade winds
jet stream
movement of cold ocean currents
movement of ocean water caused wind.
a causes the pattern of ocean currents to change during La Nina and El Nino event?
density
temperature
salinity
wind
How would you explain the effects of the Gulf Stream on the climate of Miami?
warm and dry
cool and rainy
cool and dry
warm and rainy
The movement of air parallel to Earth’s surface. Wind moves in areas of high to low pressure.
Coriolis Effect
Snow
Wind
Medium
Local wind that blows from an ocean to land.
Deep ocean currents
Wind
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
The flow of air from the land to a body of water.
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Global Wind
Wind
Bands of high-speed winds about 10 km above Earth's surface
Medium
Sea Breeze
Jet Stream
Wind
Transfer of heat from one place to another in liquids and gases, because of temperature and density. Occurs in hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), geosphere (molten rock/mantle)
Global Wind
Local Wind
Deep Ocean Currents
Convection Currents
The way Earth’s rotation makes winds curve
Jet Stream
Coriolis Effect
Wind
Medium
Currents driven by global winds and affect water at a depth of several hundred meters.
Global Wind
Surface Currents
Jet Stream
Wind
Movement of cold waters across the ocean floor caused by differences in the density of ocean waters.
Jet Stream
Sea Breeze
Deep Sea Currents
Surface Currents
Winds that blow over short distances and affect local weather created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface within a local area.
Local Winds
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Wind
Patterns of winds moving around the globe created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface
Wind
Land Breeze
Global Winds
Jet Stream
What heats the Earth's oceans?
People
Boats
a heater
sun
Ocean water flows in continuous paths called -
climates
prevailing winds
poles
currents
Which pictures shows the correct "Global Conveyor Belt"?
As plants and animals in the ocean die, the nutrients produced from their decay _____.
are recycled by the Global Conveyor Belt
sink to the bottom
are destroyed by sunlight
become coral reefs
The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a given amount of water is called _____.
solubility
salinity
density
proximity
As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature
increases.
decreases.
fluctuates depending on the pressure.
stays the same.
When temperature decreases, the density of liquid water _________________.
increases
decreases
stays the same
The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation is called
a continental deflection.
the Coriolis effect.
a pressurized deflection.
a rotational deflection.
Earth's Oceans carry more than just water. They carry matter (good and bad) and energy all over the globe.
True
False
