Oceans Study Guide
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The energy that drives surface ocean currents comes from ____.
Because of the Coriolis effect, ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the __
Ocean currents that move toward the poles are ____.
Ocean currents moving toward the equator are?
The Gulf Stream affects the climate of ____.
The influence of cold currents is mostly felt in the ____.
middle latitudes during winter
c. higher latitudes during winter
higher latitudes during spring
d. tropics
What causes surface ocean currents to be deflected?
The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water is called ____.
What is upwelling? What does it cause?
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Density currents move ____.
horizontally
c. from north to south
vertically
d. from south to north
What can cause an increase in the density of ocean water?
13. The movement of water that parallels the shore within the surf zone is called ____.
14. The accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or ocean is called a ____.
15. How can you address beach erosion without the construction of protective structures?
16.Describe two ways that access to clean drinking water effects women in developing countries and suggest one thing
that could be done to help these women.
Climate Study Guide
Match the climate with the description
1. Dry
a. Has different seasons and a good amount of rain
2. Humid Mid-Latitude
b. Has no winters and a good amount of rain
3. Polar
c. Has a different climate because it is at a higher elevation
4. Humid Tropical
d. Extremely cold, found at high latitudes
5. Highland
e. Receives very little rainfall all year
6. What are 3 major greenhouse gases?
7. Write a sentence about the greenhouse effect using the following words: Long wave radiation, short
wave radiation, absorption, re-radiation, greenhouse gasses, Earth’s surface, the atmosphere
8. How does deforestation affect the carbon cycle?
9. What is the biggest contributor of CO2 created by man?
10. How does each of the following affect climate?
a. Latitude
b. Elevation
c. Water Bodies
d. Atmosphere circulation
e. Topography
f. Vegetation
11. How do each of the following change climate?
a. Solar activity
b. Volcanic activity
c. Ocean Circulation
d. Earth Motions
12. What acid is created when CO2 is added to ocean water? How does this affect sea life?
13. How will North Carolina and other coastal cities be affected by climate change?
14. What is an urban heat island? How does it form?
15. What are some things people can do individually to prevent climate change?
16. What are some things governments can do to prevent climate change?
17. What is El Nino?? How does it affect precipitation?
18. Review the Koppen Climate Zones (from booklet) & write down the name of the climate that has no
winters.
19. Where are the tropics located on a globe? What about Mid-Latitude?
20. If you lived near a body of water, would the temperature change a lot or a little? Explain your answer.