Air-Sea Interactions Concept Check

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Air-Sea Interactions Concept Check

Last updated almost 2 years ago

20 questions

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Due to the Coriolis effect, objects in the Northern hemisphere bend to the _______ and objects in the Southern hemisphere bend to the _______ .

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What is the difference between thermohaline and thermocline?

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What is upwelling and why is it beneficial to our oceans?

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How is the Great Ocean Conveyor beneficial?

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The two gasses that make up the greatest percentage of components of the air are _______  and _______ .

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_______  are caused by dense water that sinks beneath the surface.

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Match the terms with the correct descriptions

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Great Ocean Conveyor		are sudden changes in temperatures over small depth intervals.
Ekman Transport		current travels from the tropics up the coast of the United States, until it turns East around North Carolina
The Gulf Stream		are systems in which liquids are warmed, lose density and then are forced into a region of greater density.
Thermoclines		Upwelling is caused by
Surface Currents		helps to “mix” the ocean and balance the climate.
Convection Cells		are driven by winds and tides.

Due to the Coriolis effect, objects in the Northern hemisphere bend to the _______ and objects in the Southern hemisphere bend to the _______ .

What is the difference between thermohaline and thermocline?

What is upwelling and why is it beneficial to our oceans?

How is the Great Ocean Conveyor beneficial?

Select the factors that contribute to the uneven heating of Earth.

Elliptical orbit

Round shape

Seasons

Axial inclination

The two gasses that make up the greatest percentage of components of the air are _______  and _______ .

_________ is the movement of air molecules.

wind

rain

clouds

sand storms

_______  are caused by dense water that sinks beneath the surface.

What layer of the ocean would you typically find the densest water in the ocean?

Coastal

Deep

Shallow

Epipelagic zone

The layer of the ocean with a permanent thermocline is

Intermediate layer

Surface layer

Bottom layer

What percentage of sunlight reaches Earth?

75%

50%

100%

25%

The sun's radiation is greatest towards the

Equator

Poles

Oceans

Axis

Under the influence of the Coriolis effect, wind-driven surface currents combine into huge circular systems called

Conveyor belts

Thermoclines

Overturns

Gyres

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

wind

differeneces in water density

tides

radiation

Gyres span across ocean basins and flow in the northern hemisphere and
__ in the southern hemisphere.

clockwise, clockwise

counterclockwise, clockwise

counterclockwise, counterclockwise

clockwise, counterclockwise

Polar Easterlies are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.

30 and 60

60 and 90

0 and 30

90 and 120

Trade winds are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.

0 and 30

60 and 90

30 and 60

90 and 120

Prevailing Westerlies are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.

0 and 30

60 and 90

30 and 60

90 and 120

How many subtropical gyres are there?

7

5

3

9

Match the terms with the correct descriptions

Great Ocean Conveyor 

are sudden changes in temperatures over small
depth intervals.

Ekman Transport

current travels from the tropics up the coast of
the United States, until it turns East around North Carolina

The Gulf Stream 

are systems in which liquids are warmed,
lose density and then are forced into a region of greater density.

Thermoclines

Upwelling is caused by

Surface Currents 

helps to “mix” the ocean and balance the climate.

Convection Cells 

are driven by winds and tides.

Select the factors that contribute to the uneven heating of Earth. 

Elliptical orbit

Round shape

Seasons

Axial inclination

_________ is the movement of air molecules.

wind

rain

clouds

sand storms

What layer of the ocean would you typically find the densest water in the ocean?

Coastal

Deep

Shallow

Epipelagic zone

The layer of the ocean with a permanent thermocline is

Intermediate layer

Surface layer

Bottom layer

What percentage of sunlight reaches Earth?

75%

50%

100%

25%

The sun's radiation is greatest towards the

Equator

Poles

Oceans

Axis

Under the influence of the Coriolis effect, wind-driven surface currents combine into huge circular systems called

Conveyor belts

Thermoclines

Overturns

Gyres

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

wind

differeneces in water density

tides

radiation

Gyres span across ocean basins and flow ________in the northern hemisphere and
__________ in the southern hemisphere.

clockwise, clockwise

counterclockwise, clockwise

counterclockwise, counterclockwise

clockwise, counterclockwise

Polar Easterlies are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

30 and 60

60 and 90

0 and 30

90 and 120

Trade winds are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

0 and 30

60 and 90

30 and 60

90 and 120

Prevailing Westerlies are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

0 and 30

60 and 90

30 and 60

90 and 120

How many subtropical gyres are there?

7

5

3

9

Air-Sea Interactions Concept Check

Air-Sea Interactions Concept Check

What is the difference between thermohaline and thermocline?

What is upwelling and why is it beneficial to our oceans?

How is the Great Ocean Conveyor beneficial?

Match the terms with the correct descriptions

What is the difference between thermohaline and thermocline?

What is upwelling and why is it beneficial to our oceans?

How is the Great Ocean Conveyor beneficial?

Select the factors that contribute to the uneven heating of Earth.

_________ is the movement of air molecules.

What layer of the ocean would you typically find the densest water in the ocean?

The layer of the ocean with a permanent thermocline is

What percentage of sunlight reaches Earth?

The sun's radiation is greatest towards the

Under the influence of the Coriolis effect, wind-driven surface currents combine into huge circular systems called

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

Gyres span across ocean basins and flow ________in the northern hemisphere and__________ in the southern hemisphere.

Polar Easterlies are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

Trade winds are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

Prevailing Westerlies are found between approximately ___ ° latitude and ___ ° latitude.

How many subtropical gyres are there?

Gyres span across ocean basins and flow in the northern hemisphere and
__ in the southern hemisphere.

Polar Easterlies are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.

Trade winds are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.

Prevailing Westerlies are found between approximately _ ° latitude and _ ° latitude.