Question 1

Upwelling areas are:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Most deep water masses form:

Accepted Answer

A)  near the ocean floor in the arctic. 
B)  near the ocean floor in the Antarctic. 
C)  near the ocean surface in the arctic. 
D)  near the ocean surface in the Antarctic. 
A)  near the ocean floor in the arctic. 
B)  near the ocean floor in the Antarctic. 
C)  near the ocean surface in the arctic. 
D)  near the ocean surface in the Antarctic.

Question 3

The ultimate source of most of the energy for ocean currents is:

Accepted Answer

A)  weather. 
B)  wind. 
C)  the sun. 
D)  the tides. 
A)  weather. 
B)  wind. 
C)  the sun. 
D)  the tides.

Question 4

Which current within a northern hemisphere gyre would you expect to have the lowest salinity and temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  a western boundary current. 
B)  an eastern boundary current. 
C)  a southern boundary current. 
D)  a northern boundary current. 
A)  a western boundary current. 
B)  an eastern boundary current. 
C)  a southern boundary current. 
D)  a northern boundary current.

Question 5

Warm-core eddies are common in the North Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Upwelling areas are:

Most deep water masses form:

The ultimate source of most of the energy for ocean currents is:

Which current within a northern hemisphere gyre would you expect to have the lowest salinity and temperature?

Warm-core eddies are common in the North Pacific.

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Exam 8: Ocean Circulation

Upwelling areas are:

Most deep water masses form:

The ultimate source of most of the energy for ocean currents is:

Which current within a northern hemisphere gyre would you expect to have the lowest salinity and temperature?

Warm-core eddies are common in the North Pacific.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water

Atmospheric Circulation

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Pelagic Communities

Benthic Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters