PHSC 211 Chapter 13 Quiz (A grade)

PHSC 211 Chapter 13 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. According to Figure 13.2, what latitudes typically see an average annual heat gain? a. 20° N to 20° S b. 80° N to 80° S c. 60° N to 40° N d. Only the equator 2. According to Figure 13.3, how much infrared heat radiation is emitted by clouds annually? a. 50% b. 71% c. 9% d. 12% 3. On an annual basis, the amount of heat absorbed by the earth system ______________ the amount of heat emitted by the earth system. a. is greater than b. is equal to c. is less than d. None of the above 4. Coriolis deflection in the Northern Hemisphere is to the _______________. a. right b. left c. both right and left d. There is no deflection in the Northern Hemisphere. 5. According to Figure 13.4, southeasterly trade winds and northeasterly trade winds fall within a global atmospheric circulation pattern known as _______________________. a. a polar cell b. a mid-latitude cell c. a Hadley cell d. the Intertropical Convergence Zone 6. Winds of the northeasterly trades flow ______________________. a. from the southwest b. to the southeast c. from the northeast d. to the northeast 7. According to Figure 13.4, westerlies occupy which latitudes? a. 30° N to 60° N b. 30° S to 60° S c. 30° N to 60° S d. Both a and b 8. According to the Conductivity-Temperature-Density profile in Figure 13.5, as temperature of the water decreases, density __________________. a. increases b. decreases c. stays the same d. fluctuates chaotically 9. Which of the following is NOT a layer of the ocean? a. Mixed Zone b. Rapid Change Zone c. Deep Zone d. Bottom Zone 10. The portion of the ocean column that evidences a rapid change in temperature with depth is known as the ____________________________. a. pycnocline b. halocline c. thermocline d. None of the above 11. The mixed layer of the ocean typically extends down to about ______________. a. 100 m b. 200 m c. 300 m d. 400 m 12. According to Figure 13.9, the top 100 m of the ocean in mid-latitudes exhibits the most consistent temperature during which month? a. March b. May c. September d. August 13. According to Figure 13.10, at what latitudes do the greatest surface salinities exist? a. At the equator b. At mid-latitudes c. At polar latitudes d. At the mouths of rivers 14. Using Figure 13.12, what is the density of ocean water at 5°C and 34.4 psu? a. 1.0266 g/cm3 b. 1.0272 g/cm3 c. 1.0277 g/cm3 d. 1.02800 g/cm3 15. According to Figure 13.14, where does the lowest-density surface water exist? a. Near the poles b. In the tropics c. In the mid-latitudes d. Near the equator 16. In which direction do gyres in the northern mid-latitudes generally flow? a. Clockwise b. Counterclockwise c. Directly east and west d. Directly north and south 17. Western boundary currents tend to flow __________________ eastern boundary currents. a. slower than b. at about the same speed as c. faster than 18. Which of the following is NOT an eastern boundary current? a. Peru b. Canary c. Kuroshio d. California 19. Cold-core rings are generally _____________, whereas warm-core rings are typically _____________. a. cyclonic, cyclonic b. anti-cyclonic, anti-cyclonic c. anti-cyclonic, cyclonic d. cyclonic, anti-cyclonic 20. In Figure 13.21, which western boundary current is forming the cold- and warm-core rings indicated? a. Gulf Stream b. Kuroshio c. Peru d. Canary 21. Cold-core rings are quite large and can have diameters of up to _______________. a. 50–100 miles b. 75–125 miles c. 100–150 miles d. 150–200 miles