Final Exam

Upwelling currents bring water to the surface that is ..... (You must choose the TWO correct answers)

• warm

• cold

• rich in nutrients

• rich in oxygen

Which shows a year that California and Mexico might experience a little relief from their typical drought like conditions?

• Map A

• Map B

• Not shown

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Which current shown on the globe is the Gulf Stream?

• Current A

• Current B

• Current C

• Current D

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Which of these is considered an equatorial current, driven by tradewinds?

• Current A

• Current B

• Current C

• Current D

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• strong winds from the Arctic Ocean

• salty water becoming very cold and dense in the Northern Atlantic

• Extra strong tradewinds

• the delivery of warm water by the Gulf Stream

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The Ocean Conveyor Belt is also called thermohaline circulation because it is driven by

• winds

• Coriolis effect

• differences in temperature and density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During an El Nino year, the tradewinds

• are weaker

• are stronger

• dont change

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When would you expect seabirds along the coast of Ecuador/Peru/Galapagos to have mass die-offs due to a lack of food (fish)?

• during a normal year

• during an El Nino year

• during a La NIna year

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Downwelling delivers water from the surface to the deep that is rich in

• Fish

• Nutrients

• Oxygen

Which of the following is not true of the Gulf Stream?

• it is strongest in the winter

• It has a warming effect on the climate of western Europe

• It influenced the downwelling in the North Atlantic where thermohaline circulation begins

• If it weakened or stopped, climate would be dramatically affected worldwide

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