Open Notes Quiz (U2 -M2-L1&2)

3. Air has a ________specific heat than land.

• lower
• higher

16. Which of the following occurs when wind blows across the ocean's surface, pushing water away from an area?

• A) upwelling
• B) surface current
• C) density current
• D) salinity current

7. Light-colored surfaces have _______ albedo.

• High
• Low

4. The ocean has a _________specific heat than the beach.

• lower
• higher

10. The Sun’s energy hits the surface of Earth most directly at the poles.

• True
• False

2. Water has a ____________specific heat than air.

• lower
• higher

13. Which sentence about an ocean current is correct?

• A) Upwelling is caused by winds that blow on the ocean's surface.
• B) Upwelling moves water horizontally.
• C) Surface currents are caused by differences in water density.
• D) Surface currents move vertically through the water.

14.The_______ is the wind system responsible for the movement of weather from west to east across most of the continental United States.

• A) prevailing westerlies
• B) polar easterlies
• C) trade winds

8. Dark-colored surfaces have _______ albedo.

• High
• Low

9. When Earth receives energy from the Sun, ____.

• A) some energy is reflected back into space
• B) some is absorbed by the atmosphere
• C) some is absorbed by land and water on Earth's surface
• D) all of the above