23-24 Unit 2 week 2 vocabulary quiz

Last updated over 1 year ago

10 questions

Instructions

Choose the word that best matches each definition. 

Required

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23-24 Unit 2 week 2 vocabulary quiz

Last updated over 1 year ago

10 questions

Instructions

Choose the word that best matches each definition. 

Required

Question 1

The prevailing or average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time for an area

latitiude

climate zone

climate

atmosphere

Required

Question 2

The layer of gasses that surrounds the Earth

atmosphere

weather

salinity

gyre

Required

Question 3

Distance north or south from the equator

deep (subsurface) current

latitude

Climate zone

Direct heating

Required

Question 4

Circular patterns of movement of surface currents

gyre

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline)

climate

salinity

Required

Question 5

Movements of ocean water far below the surface

weather

direct heating

climate zone

deep (subsurface) current

Required

Question 6

The condition of the atmosphere at any given time

climate zone

climate

weather

atmosphere

Required

Question 7

The heating of the area of earth around the equator from the direct rays of the Sun

weather

climate

atmosphere

direct heating

Required

Question 8

An area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout the year

climate zone

atmosphere

climate

gyre

Required

Question 9

The global ocean conveyor belt is a constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity that transfer water around the globe

salinity

deep (subsurface) current

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline)

weather

Required

Question 10

10.

The measure of the amount of salt or solids dissolved in liquid

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline

Direct Heating

salinity

climate zone

Question 1

The prevailing or average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time for an area

latitiude

climate zone

climate

atmosphere

Question 2

The layer of gasses that surrounds the Earth

atmosphere

weather

salinity

gyre

Question 3

Distance north or south from the equator

deep (subsurface) current

latitude

Climate zone

Direct heating

Question 4

Circular patterns of movement of surface currents

gyre

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline)

climate

salinity

Question 5

Movements of ocean water far below the surface

weather

direct heating

climate zone

deep (subsurface) current

Question 6

The condition of the atmosphere at any given time

climate zone

climate

weather

atmosphere

Question 7

The heating of the area of earth around the equator from the direct rays of the Sun

weather

climate

atmosphere

direct heating

Question 8

An area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout the year

climate zone

atmosphere

climate

gyre

Question 9

The global ocean conveyor belt is a constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity that transfer water around the globe

salinity

deep (subsurface) current

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline)

weather

Question 10

10.

The measure of the amount of salt or solids dissolved in liquid

Global Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline

Direct Heating

salinity

climate zone