Exam 7: Ocean Circulation

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A) California Current
B) Canary Current
C) Gulf Stream
D) North Atlantic Current
E) North Equatorial Current

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A) California Current
B) Canary Current
C) Gulf Stream
D) Peru Current
E) W. Australian Current

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A) data set compiled by international climatologists and oceanographers detailing changes in bottom water formation.
B) international program begun in 1985 to study El Niňo events.
C) satellite system that tracks climatic factors associated with sea surface chlorophyll related to sea surface temperatures.
D) set of instruments designed to store data collected by radio collars and tags on fish, reptiles, and marine mammals.
E) system of interconnected ocean buoys that relay information about sea surface height to ships in the area.

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The monsoon circulation in the Indian Oc...

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A) Coriolis force.
B) density.
C) Ekman transport.
D) trade winds.
E) westerlies.

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A) Benguela Current
B) Brazil Current
C) Canary Current
D) California Current
E) Peru Current

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A) between the North and South Equatorial Currents.
B) in areas of surface current divergence
C) in the area surrounding the Galapagos Islands.
D) where deep ocean water currents are formed.
E) where water is constantly pushed away from a coastline.

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A) flow from land to sea and are dry.
B) flow from land to sea and are wet.
C) flow from sea to land and are dry.
D) flow from sea to land and are wet.
E) the direction of airflow is unchanged but precipitation increases.

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A) driven by gravity and modified by the Coriolis force
B) unit of current velocity
C) transport of water to the left or right of the wind direction
D) replacement water coming from the bottom to the top of the water column
E) replacement water coming from the top to the bottom of the water column
F) seasonal wind pattern
G) water mass found in the Sargasso Sea

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A) relative changes between two different atmospheric pressure systems.
B) the relationship between sea surface temperature and high altitude pressure.
C) tidal differences between coastal Peru and Darwin, Australia.
D) variation in wind speed over the Pacific Ocean.
E) wind speed and wind direction differences along the equator.

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A) coral reef deaths in the Pacific Ocean.
B) crop failure in the Philippines.
C) drought in the U.S. Gulf coastal states.
D) increased Pacific cyclone activity.
E) water shortages in Sri Lanka.

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A) Australian drought
B) decreased fish stock in coastal Peru
C) flooding rains in southeastern U.S.
D) Peruvian upwelling stops
E) strong trade winds

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