Quiz
Oceanography Ch. 6
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1Most of the ocean is divided into __________ horizontal depth zones based on density, and known as __________.
- A2. . . . photic zone and aphotic zone
- B4. . . . shelf, slope, rise, and abyssal
- C3. . . . mixed layer, pycnocline, and deep layer
- D2. . . . wind-driven layer and thermohaline layer
2
Once wind sets the surface waters in motion, the forces and features acting on the water to change its speed and direction is (are) __________.- Abasins and coasts
- Bfriction
- Cthe Coriolis Effect
- DAll of the above are correct.
- EOnly a and b are correct.
3Which of the following is not true of ocean rings?
- AThey form from meanders in boundary currents.
- BThey are characterized as cold- or warm-core.
- CThey typically extend 100 to 200 km (60 to 120 mi) across.
- DThey occur on both sides of the Gulf Stream.
- EThey form on continental shelves.
4
Deep-ocean and near-bottom currents are strongest along the __________ sides of ocean basins.- Anorthern
- Bsouthern
- Ceastern
- Dwestern
5Which process brings about changes in the temperature and salinity of surface waters?
- AEvaporation
- BPrecipitation
- Cheating
- Dcooling
- Eall of the above are correct
6Sub-polar gyres rotate __________ in the Northern Hemisphere and __________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Aclockwise. . . . counterclockwise
- Bcounterclockwise. . . . clockwise
7The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) can be thought of as beginning in the far northern reaches of the __________.
- ANorth Pacific Ocean
- BNorth Atlantic Ocean
- CSouthern Ocean
- DIndian Ocean
8Deep water ______ form in the Pacific Ocean basin.
- Adoes
- Bdoes not
9
The frictional coupling between wind and water generates surface water currents __________.- Amoving in the same direction as the wind
- Bthat are deflected to the right of the wind in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
- Cgenerally moving at about 2% of the wind speed
- DBoth a and c are correct.
- EBoth b and c are correct.
10In the North Atlantic, newly formed water masses __________ because they are __________ than surrounding waters.
- Arise. . . . less dense
- Brise. . . . less dense
rise. . . . denser - Csink. . . . less dense
- Dsink. . . . denser
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- Quiz am Oceanography Ch. 6, erstellt von allebeau2 am 19/12/2015.
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- allebeau2
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- English
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