Question 1

What is considered to be the largest western boundary current?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canary Current 
B)  Gulf Stream 
C)  Brazil Current 
D)  East Australian Current 
A)  Canary Current 
B)  Gulf Stream 
C)  Brazil Current 
D)  East Australian Current

Question 2

What water mass is the most saline?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Atlantic Water 
B)  Mediterranean Deep Water 
C)  Antarctic Bottom Water 
D)  North Atlantic Intermediate Water 
A)  North Atlantic Water 
B)  Mediterranean Deep Water 
C)  Antarctic Bottom Water 
D)  North Atlantic Intermediate Water

Question 3

Surface currents move water vertically which thoroughly mixes the uppermost 400 meters of the ocean's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is a gyre?

Accepted Answer

A)  A type of vertical circulation 
B)  A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin 
C)  A type of thermohaline current 
D)  A type of current along the western margins of ocean basins 
A)  A type of vertical circulation 
B)  A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin 
C)  A type of thermohaline current 
D)  A type of current along the western margins of ocean basins

Question 5

How many water masses are common in tropical and temperate latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six

Question 6

What mechanism is being used to gain new information regarding deep sea circulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acoustic tomography 
B)  ACDP systems 
C)  Electromagnetic field detectors 
D)  Drift cards 
A)  Acoustic tomography 
B)  ACDP systems 
C)  Electromagnetic field detectors 
D)  Drift cards

Question 7

What is the behavior of the Ekman spiral? What occurs when the friction depth is reached?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What is a characteristic of Antarctic Bottom Water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extreme density 
B)  The water moves south towards Antarctica along the seafloor 
C)  Fast moving 
D)  Most is produced near the Mediterranean and joins the deep bottom layer 
A)  Extreme density 
B)  The water moves south towards Antarctica along the seafloor 
C)  Fast moving 
D)  Most is produced near the Mediterranean and joins the deep bottom layer

Question 9

What thrusts water masses that are engaged in the thermohaline flow of the world's ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Density 
B)  Gravity 
C)  Trade winds 
D)  Coriolis Effect 
A)  Density 
B)  Gravity 
C)  Trade winds 
D)  Coriolis Effect

Question 10

How long does it take most deep water to rise to the surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 to 200 years 
B)  200 to 300 years 
C)  500 to 600 years 
D)  1,500 to 1,600 years 
A)  100 to 200 years 
B)  200 to 300 years 
C)  500 to 600 years 
D)  1,500 to 1,600 years

What is considered to be the largest western boundary current?

What water mass is the most saline?

Surface currents move water vertically which thoroughly mixes the uppermost 400 meters of the ocean's surface.

What is a gyre?

How many water masses are common in tropical and temperate latitudes?

What mechanism is being used to gain new information regarding deep sea circulation?

What is the behavior of the Ekman spiral? What occurs when the friction depth is reached?

What is a characteristic of Antarctic Bottom Water?

What thrusts water masses that are engaged in the thermohaline flow of the world's ocean?

How long does it take most deep water to rise to the surface?

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Exam 9: Circulation of the Ocean

What is considered to be the largest western boundary current?

What water mass is the most saline?

Surface currents move water vertically which thoroughly mixes the uppermost 400 meters of the ocean's surface.

What is a gyre?

How many water masses are common in tropical and temperate latitudes?

What mechanism is being used to gain new information regarding deep sea circulation?

What is the behavior of the Ekman spiral? What occurs when the friction depth is reached?

What is a characteristic of Antarctic Bottom Water?

What thrusts water masses that are engaged in the thermohaline flow of the world's ocean?

How long does it take most deep water to rise to the surface?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters