Air-Sea Interactions Concept Check

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Match the terms with the correct descriptions

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

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

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

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_________ is the movement of air molecules.

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

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

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The layer of the ocean with a permanent thermocline is

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What percentage of sunlight reaches Earth?

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The sun's radiation is greatest towards the

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

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Thermohaline circulation is driven by

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

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

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

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

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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.