Intro to Marine Science Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Atmospheric and ocean currents transport hear around the globe by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convection
Atmospheric convention cells are characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER - warm air
rising in one location and cold air sinking in another
atmospheric convection cells are also characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER - elevated
precipitation where warm air rises and dry conditions where cold air sinks
the Coriolis effect causes moving fluids to - CORRECT ANSWER - Deflect to the right in
the N. Hemisphere and left in the S. Hemisphere
where does warm moist air rise as a part of the atmospheric convection cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0 degrees and 60 degrees
where does cool dry air sink as part of the atmospheric convection cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 degrees and 90 degrees
where would you find the trade winds - CORRECT ANSWER - between 0 degrees and 30
degrees latitude
where would you find the westerlies - CORRECT ANSWER - between 30 degrees and 60
degrees latitude
where would you find the polar easterlies - CORRECT ANSWER - between 60 degrees
and 90 degrees latitude
, what direction are winds moving during rainy monsoon season - CORRECT ANSWER -
from ocean to land
cool sea breezes at the coast are due to - CORRECT ANSWER - land heating faster than
the ocean during the day
what is true about hurricanes - CORRECT ANSWER - they form over the warmest
tropical waters, they are low pressure systems, they follow the major atmospheric wind bands,
they transport large amounts of heat from the tropics towards the poles
separation of different layers of water due to density differences is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - stratification
what is the region above the thermocline called - CORRECT ANSWER - the mixed layer
the region of the water column with rapidly changing temperature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - thermocline
what season is there a stronger stratification in the water column - CORRECT ANSWER -
summer
what direction do surface ocean currents travel in the Northern Hemisphere - CORRECT
ANSWER - 45 degrees to the right of the wind
in the northern hemisphere, what is the direction of net water transport in an Ekman spiral -
CORRECT ANSWER - 90 degrees to the right of the wind
What direction are the surface currents and Ekman transport going in the southern hemisphere -
CORRECT ANSWER - surface currents move 45 degrees to the left and the Ekman
transport move 90 degrees to the left
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Atmospheric and ocean currents transport hear around the globe by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convection
Atmospheric convention cells are characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER - warm air
rising in one location and cold air sinking in another
atmospheric convection cells are also characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER - elevated
precipitation where warm air rises and dry conditions where cold air sinks
the Coriolis effect causes moving fluids to - CORRECT ANSWER - Deflect to the right in
the N. Hemisphere and left in the S. Hemisphere
where does warm moist air rise as a part of the atmospheric convection cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0 degrees and 60 degrees
where does cool dry air sink as part of the atmospheric convection cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 degrees and 90 degrees
where would you find the trade winds - CORRECT ANSWER - between 0 degrees and 30
degrees latitude
where would you find the westerlies - CORRECT ANSWER - between 30 degrees and 60
degrees latitude
where would you find the polar easterlies - CORRECT ANSWER - between 60 degrees
and 90 degrees latitude
, what direction are winds moving during rainy monsoon season - CORRECT ANSWER -
from ocean to land
cool sea breezes at the coast are due to - CORRECT ANSWER - land heating faster than
the ocean during the day
what is true about hurricanes - CORRECT ANSWER - they form over the warmest
tropical waters, they are low pressure systems, they follow the major atmospheric wind bands,
they transport large amounts of heat from the tropics towards the poles
separation of different layers of water due to density differences is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - stratification
what is the region above the thermocline called - CORRECT ANSWER - the mixed layer
the region of the water column with rapidly changing temperature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - thermocline
what season is there a stronger stratification in the water column - CORRECT ANSWER -
summer
what direction do surface ocean currents travel in the Northern Hemisphere - CORRECT
ANSWER - 45 degrees to the right of the wind
in the northern hemisphere, what is the direction of net water transport in an Ekman spiral -
CORRECT ANSWER - 90 degrees to the right of the wind
What direction are the surface currents and Ekman transport going in the southern hemisphere -
CORRECT ANSWER - surface currents move 45 degrees to the left and the Ekman
transport move 90 degrees to the left
