Ocean Atmosphere Climate

Areas far away from the equator receive little energy from the sun, so they must have high temperatures.

• True

• False

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of what?

• salt

• heat

• oxygen

• nutrients

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The air temperature of a location is dependent upon ....

• energy received from the sun

• energy transferred from the surface of the earth

• energy transferred from nearby water

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What type of water does an ocean current that comes from the equator bring to the places it passes?

• Cold

• Warm

• colder than expected

• warmer than expected

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A location's air temperature is affected by its _________ from the equator and ocean__________.

• distance & currents

• distance &temperature

• distance & ocean flow

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Climate scientists study:

• changes in the water cycle

• weather patterns over a short period of time

• weather patterns over a long period of time

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Which city will have higher average temperatures?

• Alpha

• Delta

• They will have the same average temperatures.

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Which current would bring cool water to the land it passes?

• Current 1

• Current 2

• both currents

• none of them

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Which of the following factors primarily influences the ocean's ability to regulate climate?

• Salinity levels

• Ocean currents

• Marine biodiversity

• Seafloor topography

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What is the primary effect of the El Niño phenomenon on global climate?

• Increased rainfall in Southeast Asia

• Droughts in the western Pacific

• Warmer ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific

• Colder ocean temperatures in the Atlantic

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