Ocean Currents
Ocean currents are the strongest when the salt concentration difference between freshwater and saltwater is _________________.
a) less b) greater
What is "greater"?
What causes air masses to spiral?
a) the Sun b) Coriolis effect c) Ocean conveyor belt
What is "Coriolis effect"?
Convection cells in the atmosphere circulate because of differences in what?
a) Coriolis effect b) hurricanes c) temperature
What is "temperature"?
Which water cycle process does this statement describe?
The conversion of liquid water to water vapor through the input of solar energy.
What is "evaporation"?
What causes the Coriolis effect on Earth?
a) the sun b) earth's rotation c)gravity
What is "earth's rotation"?
Near the poles, the surface water grows colder, saltier, and denser. This surface water _____________, forcing the warmer water to move sideways.
a) rises b) sinks c)stays on the top
What is "sinks"?
What causes stronger storms by causing warm water to change course and impacting the normal cool water temperature flow?
a) Coriolis effect b) ocean conveyor belt c) El Nino
What is "El Nino"?
Which of the following causes convection currents in the ocean?
a) radiation from the sun b)hurricanes c) gravity
What is "radiation from the sun"?
Which water cycle process does this statement describe?
When a puddle on the pavement disappears.
What is "evaporation"?
Which of the following is a reason that explains why Earth is heated unevenly by the sun?
a) the tilt of Earth's axis
b) Earth is the 3rd planet
c) gravity
What is "the tilt of Earth's axis"?
___________ water rises near the equator.
What is "warm"?
What is caused when cold wind gains moisture while moving across warm lake water and then rises over the cooler land causing frozen percipitation?
a) El Nino b) lake effect snow c) rain shadow effect
What is "lake effect snow"?
Which of the following causes convection currents in the ocean?
a)hurricanes b) different salt concentrations in the ocean c) gravity
What is "different salt concentrations in the ocean"?
Which water cycle process does this statement describe?
When liquid water from a plant changes to water vapor through the input of solar energy.
What is "transpiration?"
Which of the following is a reason that explains why Earth is heated unevenly by the sun?
a) the tilt of Venus
b) different surfaces absorb and reflect sunlight differently
c) gravity
What is "different surfaces absorb and reflect sunlight differently"?
Warm ocean currents keep coastal air temperatures warm, creating ______________ climate conditions in coastal regions.
a) humid b) cold c) moderate d) arctic
What is "moderate"?
What is it called when mountains block moist air flow causing precipitation to fall only on the windward side of the mountain?
a) rain shadow effect b) El Nino c) lake effect snow
What is "rain shadow effect"?
Which of the following causes convection currents in the ocean?
a)hurricanes b) gravity c) curvature of the earth
What is "curvature of the earth"?
What force causes water to flow downhill during the water cycle?
What is "gravity"?
Which of the following is a reason that explains why Earth is heated unevenly by the sun?
a) rain shadow effect
b) ocean currents
c) the revolution of Earth around the sun
What is "the revolution of Earth around the sun"?
Near the poles, the surface water grows colder, saltier and denser, which sinks and forces the warmer water to move sideways. It rises near the warm equator which drives the ________________.
a) ocean conveyor belt b) jet stream c) air mass movement
What is "ocean conveyor belt"?
What can form when moist warm winds flow over warm ocean water drawing moisture upward and starts spiraling due to the Coriolis effect?
a) El Nino b) hurricanes c) thunderstorms
What is "hurricanes"?
Which of the following DOES NOT CAUSE convection currents in the ocean?
a)uneven heating of earth b) gravity c) different salt concentrations d) different densities of water
What is "gravity"?
Which of the following IS NOT a factor that drives the water cycle on earth?
a) solar energy b) solar radiation c) gravity d) El Nino
What is "El Nino"?
Which of the following is a reason that explains why Earth is heated unevenly by the sun?
a) lake effect snow
b) gravity
c) how long each area on earth is exposed to the sun each day
What is "how long each area on earth is exposed to the sun each day"?