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Unit 5 and 6: Air, Ocean, and Climate
Unit 5 and 6: Air, Ocean, and Climate
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1
Va Beach usually gets more snow in _____________ because of its proximity to the ocean .
January
March
October
December
2
Which heats up faster?
water
Land
3
Upwelling zones are areas of low biological productivity (little life).
True
False
4
The shape and tilt of the Earth are responsible for:
all of the above
global winds
global climate zones
different amounts of daylight throughout the year
5
Arctic, Antarctic, or both?
Arctic
Antarctic
both
6
This current is created by differences in temperature and salinity:
Current fashion trends
density current
electrical current
surface current
7
El Nino is where the equatorial Pacific Ocean is WARMER which will mean ___________ hurricanes that year.
more
fewer
8
This graph represents the total gasses in the atmosphere. What gas is represented by the
purple
wedge?
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
water vapor
oxygen
9
Arctic, Antarctic, or both?
Antarctic
both
Arctic
10
Arctic, Antarctic, or both?
arctic
antarctic
both
11
More snow on the ground makes it colder and drier at that location.
True
False
12
Land or Sea Breeze?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
13
The Ekman Spiral is used to explain the motion of
SURFACE
currents.
True
False
14
Arctic, Antarctic, or both?
arctic
both
antarctic
15
Which is NOT a reason hurricanes beneficial to the Earth?
they move heat from the equator closer to the polar regions
they help cool ocean waters
they bring cool, nutrient rich water from the deeper ocean
they create tornados that destroy human property
16
As you increase water vapor, air density:
increases, then decreases
stays the same
increases
decreases
