Question 1

Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although gyres flow continuously, oceanographers categorize them into four interconnected currents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What influences contour currents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salinity 
B)  Density 
C)  Topography 
D)  Trade winds 
A)  Salinity 
B)  Density 
C)  Topography 
D)  Trade winds

Question 4

Where does the largest amount of upwelling occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equatorial upwelling 
B)  Polar upwelling 
C)  Coastal upwelling 
D)  Mid-latitude upwelling 
A)  Equatorial upwelling 
B)  Polar upwelling 
C)  Coastal upwelling 
D)  Mid-latitude upwelling

Question 5

What is the name for slow, deep currents beneath the pycnocline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surface currents 
B)  Convection currents 
C)  Thermohaline currents 
D)  Polar currents 
A)  Surface currents 
B)  Convection currents 
C)  Thermohaline currents 
D)  Polar currents

Question 6

What are the three types of geostrophic currents? What are their characteristics? Give at least one example of each type of current.

Accepted Answer

Answer should include:
•	Western boundar

Question 7

What is not usually able to be measured by flow meters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surface currents 
B)  Intermediate waters 
C)  Bottom waters 
D)  Coastal waters 
A)  Surface currents 
B)  Intermediate waters 
C)  Bottom waters 
D)  Coastal waters

Question 8

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 9

What is not a characteristic of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ESNO)?

Accepted Answer

A)  High pressure area shifts to the western Pacific 
B)  Trade winds across the Pacific weaken or reverse directions 
C)  Equatorial currents stop 
D)  Trade winds across the Pacific strengthen 
A)  High pressure area shifts to the western Pacific 
B)  Trade winds across the Pacific weaken or reverse directions 
C)  Equatorial currents stop 
D)  Trade winds across the Pacific strengthen

Question 10

The horizontal movement of water by wind can lead to vertical movement in surface water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models.

Although gyres flow continuously, oceanographers categorize them into four interconnected currents.

What influences contour currents?

Where does the largest amount of upwelling occur?

What is the name for slow, deep currents beneath the pycnocline?

What are the three types of geostrophic currents? What are their characteristics? Give at least one example of each type of current.

What is not usually able to be measured by flow meters?

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

What is not a characteristic of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ESNO)?

The horizontal movement of water by wind can lead to vertical movement in surface water.

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Exam 9: Circulation of the Ocean

Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models.

Although gyres flow continuously, oceanographers categorize them into four interconnected currents.

What influences contour currents?

Where does the largest amount of upwelling occur?

What is the name for slow, deep currents beneath the pycnocline?

What are the three types of geostrophic currents? What are their characteristics? Give at least one example of each type of current.

What is not usually able to be measured by flow meters?

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

What is not a characteristic of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ESNO)?

The horizontal movement of water by wind can lead to vertical movement in surface water.

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