8th Unit 4: OAC Test Review

True or False: When prevailing winds change direction so do ocean currents.

• True

• False

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The imaginary line in around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole is the ________.

• Prevailing Winds

• Prime Meridian

• Ocean Currents

• Equator

Fill in the blank: Energy is transferred form the sun to the _____, then to the air.

• Air

• Prevailing Winds

• Surface

• Air

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City 2 is closer to the equator than City 1. Which location has a warmer air temperature?

• City 1

• City 2

• City 1 and City 2 will have the same temperature

• None of the above

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Using the information in the map, how does the air temperature of City 2 compare to the air temperature of City 1? Why?

• City 2 is colder than City 1 because it has a cold current passing by.

• City 1 is warmer than City 2 because it has a warm current passing by.

• City 1 is colder than City 2 because it has a cold current passing by.

• City 2 is warmer than City 1 because it has a warm current passing by

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If an ocean current starts by the North Pole or South Pole, will it carry warm energy or cold energy?

• Warm Energy

• Cold Energy

• The current will not carry any energy

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The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt shows the flow pattern of deep-sea density currents. Which statement best describes an effect caused by these currents?

• They prevent tsunamis from occurring.

• They control the occurrence of low and high tides.

• They influence climate by distributing energy from the Sun.

• They cause hurricanes to move in a counterclockwise direction.

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Which of these events have the most influence on regional climate?

• frequent tornadoes

• ocean trade winds

• winter snowstorms

• temperature inversions

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When nearly vertical rays of solar energy strike a region of Earth, that area has warm temperatures. What region of Earth gets nearly vertical rays of solar energy year round?

• Equator

• Australia

• United States

• North and South Poles

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How does the latitude of a region affect its climate?

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  by increasing the length of days throughout the year

• by increasing the amount of energy the land can absorb

• by determining the angle of sunlight throughout the year

• by determining the rate that tectonic plates can move

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