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An effect can have more than one cause.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) MAYBE
d) NOT SURE
What are the three causes that have an effect air temperature?
a) continents, surface, and ocean
b) air, season, and ice
c) latitude, ocean currents, and winds
d) trees, population, and storms
What is the source for the most energy that affects air temperature?
a) Volcanoes
b) Oil
c) Trees
d) Sun
How do prevailing winds affect ocean currents?
a) prevailing winds cause the ocean currents to move in the same direction as the winds.
b) prevailing winds have no affect on the ocean currents
c) prevailing winds only move ocean currents a certain times of the year.
d) prevailing winds happen every 2-7 years
What two things determine the direction of ocean currents?
a) continents and latitude
b) latitude and prevailing winds
c) prevailing winds and continents
d) continents and latitude
General weather patterns over a long period of time are called
a) Transfer
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Energy
How does air get energy?
a) Energy is transferred from the sun to the air.
b) Energy is transferred from the air to the surface.
c) Energy is transferred from the sun to the clouds.
d) Energy is transferred from the sun to the surface, then to the air.
When ocean currents come from the equator, ...
a) energy is transferred from the ocean to the air making the air temperature warmer.
b) energy is transferred from the ocean to the air making the air temperature cooler.
c) energy is not transferred because the air and the ocean are at an equilibrium.
d) energy is transferred from the air to the ocean, making the air temperature warmer.
When an ocean current comes from the poles, what does it bring to the places it passes?
a) warmer than expected water
b) the same temperature water
c) colder than expected water
d) warmer than expected wind currents
When an ocean current comes from the equator, what does it bring to the places it passes?
a) the same temperature water
b) warmer than expected water
c) colder than expected water
d) warmer than expected wind currents
Ocean water flowing in a continuous path is a(n) _____________.
a) Wind Current
b) Ocean Current
c) Electrical Current
d) River Current
Which one of these do not have an effect on the air temperature of a location?
a) Population
b) Distance from the equator
c) Ocean Currents
d) Winds
Energy from the ocean water transfers to the air when...
a) the ocean water is cooler than the air.
b) the ocean water is at equilibrium with the air.
c) the ocean water has no energy from the sun.
d) the ocean water is warmer than the air
Ocean currents that come from the poles will...
a) be at equilibrium with the surrounding air.
b) have more energy than the surrounding air.
c) have less energy than the surrounding air and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.
d) be too cold for air to transfer energy to it.
Ocean currents that come from the equator...
a) have less energy than the air.
b) are at equilibrium with the air.
c) do not transfer any energy.
d) have more energy than the surrounding air and transfers energy from the ocean to the air.
Air temperature is determined by..
a) energy transfering from the sun to the surface and the surface to the air.
b) energy transfering from the sun to the surrounding air.
c) energy transferring to from the sun to the surface.
d) the number of people in the location.
Places located closer to the equator...
a) receive less energy from the sun.
b) get very little energy from the sun.
c) receive more energy from the sun.
d) don't get any energy from the sun.
Which location will have a cooler temperature?
a) A place located along the equator.
b) A place located in a polar region.
c) A place located halfway between the equator and a pole.
d) A place located in a desert.
When ocean currents come from the poles
a) energy is transferred from the ocean to the air making the air temperature warmer.
b) energy is transferred from the air to the ocean making the air temperature cooler.
c) energy is not transferred because the air and ocean are at an equilibrium.
d) energy is transferred from the ocean to the air making the air temperature warmer.
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