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Generation Genius Climate Zones and Ocean Currents
Generation Genius Climate Zones and Ocean Currents
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1
Which water layer in the jar has the highest concentration of salt?
blue
none of the above
yellow
red
2
Warm air ________________ and cool air __________________.
rises / sinks
sinks / sinks
sinks / rises
rises / rises
3
Water at the poles is saltier than water at the equator.
True
False
4
What stops the Tropical Zone from getting hotter and hotter?
the three months of winter
global warming
the depeletion of the ozone layer
the circulation of air in the atmosphere
5
Wind only affects the surface of the ocean water.
True
False
6
Ocean currents can
bring nutrients from the bottom of the ocean closer to the surface
push dead ocean organisms toward the ocean floor
help organisms migrate
all of the above
7
The bands on Jupiter represent
different latitudes
atmospheric layers
ocean currents
convection cells
8
Which of the following is NOT one of the zones found on Earth?
Subpolar Zone
Subtropical Zone
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
9
Climate is the long term average __________________ in an area.
weather
rainfall
snowfall
temperature
10
Cold water will sink below warm water.
False
True
11
The Temperate Zone has cooler temperatures because
sunlight hits it at a lower angle
the ocean currents are passing through from the equator
it is closer to the equator
sunlight hits it at a direct angle
12
Light intensity is the highest at
the North Pole
the South Pole
sea level
the equator
13
Climates are the result of unequal heating and cooling of the Earth.
False
True
14
Which of the following is NOT one of the five specially named latitudes?
Equator
Tropic of Copernicus
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
