Question 1

One source of dissolved gases and nutrients to deep waters is .

Accepted Answer

A)  downwelling 
B)  upwelling 
C)  conduction 
D)  Langmuir Circulation 
A)  downwelling 
B)  upwelling 
C)  conduction 
D)  Langmuir Circulation

Question 2

The strong El Niño  of 2015 - 2016 generated significant impacts in many areas of the world. Southern California produced record global sea surface temperatures resulting in .

Accepted Answer

A)  more winter rain 
B)  many uncharacteristic marine visitors, such as hammerhead sharks 
C)  cooler-than-normal atmospheric temperatures 
D)  a disappearance of marine organisms along the shoreline 
A)  more winter rain 
B)  many uncharacteristic marine visitors, such as hammerhead sharks 
C)  cooler-than-normal atmospheric temperatures 
D)  a disappearance of marine organisms along the shoreline

Question 3

Upwelling areas are .

Accepted Answer

A)  only found near the equator 
B)  usually nutrient poor 
C)  sometimes depleted of nutrients during El Niño years 
D)  not affected by Ekman transport 
A)  only found near the equator 
B)  usually nutrient poor 
C)  sometimes depleted of nutrients during El Niño years 
D)  not affected by Ekman transport

Question 4

What is ENSO?

Accepted Answer

The acronym ENSO stands for El Niño /Sou

Question 5

One example of horizontal water movement is called downwelling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

El Niño results due to an interruption of flow of the Current in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kuroshio 
B)  Equatorial 
C)  Canary 
D)  Antarctic Circumpolar 
A)  Kuroshio 
B)  Equatorial 
C)  Canary 
D)  Antarctic Circumpolar

Question 7

A system of ocean currents that circulate around the periphery of an ocean basin due to the forces of surface winds, the sun's heat, the Coriolis effect, and gravity is called .

Accepted Answer

A)  a cell 
B)  a gyre 
C)  a microscale current 
D)  convection cells 
A)  a cell 
B)  a gyre 
C)  a microscale current 
D)  convection cells

Question 8

Which statement about geostrophic gyres is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of the six gyres is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. 
B)  Gyres are influenced by the Coriolis effect and the position of continental landmasses. 
C)  Gyres are formed by deep water currents that flow in a continuous circuit around the five major basins. 
D)  Sea level is lower in the middle of the gyre. 
A)  One of the six gyres is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. 
B)  Gyres are influenced by the Coriolis effect and the position of continental landmasses. 
C)  Gyres are formed by deep water currents that flow in a continuous circuit around the five major basins. 
D)  Sea level is lower in the middle of the gyre.

Question 9

Surface currents have a significant influence on Earth's temperature, climate, and biological productivity, but thermohaline currents do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an eastern boundary current?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canary Current 
B)  Kuroshio Current 
C)  Gulf Stream 
D)  North Equatorial Current 
A)  Canary Current 
B)  Kuroshio Current 
C)  Gulf Stream 
D)  North Equatorial Current

One source of dissolved gases and nutrients to deep waters is .

The strong El Niño of 2015 - 2016 generated significant impacts in many areas of the world. Southern California produced record global sea surface temperatures resulting in .

Upwelling areas are .

What is ENSO?

One example of horizontal water movement is called downwelling.

El Niño results due to an interruption of flow of the Current in the Pacific.

A system of ocean currents that circulate around the periphery of an ocean basin due to the forces of surface winds, the sun's heat, the Coriolis effect, and gravity is called .

Which statement about geostrophic gyres is true?

Surface currents have a significant influence on Earth's temperature, climate, and biological productivity, but thermohaline currents do not.

Which of the following is an eastern boundary current?

An Ocean World

Plate Tectonics

The Ocean Floor

Water and Ocean Structure

Atmospheric Circulation

Waves and Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Marine Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

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Exam 6: Ocean Circulation

One source of dissolved gases and nutrients to deep waters is .

The strong El Niño of 2015 - 2016 generated significant impacts in many areas of the world. Southern California produced record global sea surface temperatures resulting in .

Upwelling areas are .

What is ENSO?

One example of horizontal water movement is called downwelling.

El Niño results due to an interruption of flow of the Current in the Pacific.

A system of ocean currents that circulate around the periphery of an ocean basin due to the forces of surface winds, the sun's heat, the Coriolis effect, and gravity is called .

Which statement about geostrophic gyres is true?

Surface currents have a significant influence on Earth's temperature, climate, and biological productivity, but thermohaline currents do not.

Which of the following is an eastern boundary current?

An Ocean World

Plate Tectonics

The Ocean Floor

Water and Ocean Structure

Atmospheric Circulation

Waves and Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Marine Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters