¡GoConqr estrena diseño! Cuéntanos qué te parece.

Regístrate gratis

Test

Oceanography Ch. 6

allebeau2 10 preguntas

Hacer el test

Preguntas del test (10)

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

Información

Descripción
Test sobre Oceanography Ch. 6, creado por allebeau2 el 19/12/2015.
Idioma
English
Visitas
0
Valoración
Aún sin valoraciones
Valora este test
Valora este test

Escríbenos

¿Sobre qué es tu mensaje?

¿Qué te parece el nuevo diseño?

¿Te gusta?