Download How Ocean Currents Moderate Climate Quiz

How Ocean Currents Moderate Climate Quiz
1) This ocean current helps to moderate the temperature in Europe.
a) The Gulf Stream
b) The Labrador Current
c) El Nino
d) The Humboldt Current
2) Water in the Gulf Stream travels along the equator and is cooled as it goes.
a) True
b) False
3) Ocean currents transfer energy from the
a) Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere.
b) Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere.
c) Equatorial region to the Polar Regions.
d) Polar Regions to the equatorial region.
4) Which of the following is NOT true about the Gulf Stream?
a) It is an enormous river of warm water.
b) It raises temperatures in the North Sea and in the air over London.
c) It is easy to visualize from space in temperature readings.
d) It has a large temperature affect on the eastern United States and Canada.
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5) The equator and poles would have even more different climates if it weren’t for
surface ocean currents.
a) True
b) False
6) Quebec, Canada and London, England have different climates because they are at
different latitudes.
a) True
b) False
7) The energy in the Gulf Stream could supply the world with energy 100-times
over.
a) True
b) False
8) What would happen to the climate of Northern Europe if the Gulf Stream stopped
flowing?
a) It would remain the same.
b) It would get much colder and would snow instead of rain.
c) It is impossible to know.
d) It would get much colder with more rain.
9) The Gulf Stream flows up the eastern U.S., but it has a much greater effect on the
climate of Northern Europe. Why?
a) The prevailing winds at those latitudes are from east to west.
b) When it gets to Eurasia, it meets the North Sea and mixes with that colder water.
c) The prevailing winds at those latitudes are from west to east.
d) None of these.
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10) London gets a lot of rain because
a) The Gulf Stream warms the air above it so that it can hold more moisture, which it drops
when it cools off over the British Isles.
b) The Gulf Stream mixes with the Labrador Current, which causes warm and cold air to
mix and precipitate.
c) The warm air above the British Isles is hit by the cold air of the North Atlantic and
causes there to be rain.
d) None of these.
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