Ocean 100 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
When the Tropic of Cancer is experiencing direct sunlight, the San Francisco Bay Area is
experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Summer Solstice
When the Tropic of Capricorn is experiencing direct sunlight, the San Francisco Bay Area is
experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Winter Solstice
When the Sun's direct rays leave the Tropic of Capricorn and arrive at the Equator, the arrival at
the Equator means the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Spring Equinox
When the Sun's direct rays leave the Tropic of Cancer and arrive at the Equator, the arrival at the
Equator means the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fall
Equinox
T/F: The equator receives perfectly direct (90 degree angle) sunlight all year long. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
T/F: The continental United States never receives perfectly direct sunlight. - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
The Coriolis force is a force that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Deflects wind from its
intended path
The Pressure Gradient force is a force that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes the wind to
blow
What cell of atmospheric circulation includes the Trade Winds? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hadley cell
, What cell of atmospheric circulation that includes the Polar Easterlies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Polar cell
Australia experienced severe drought during the 1998 El Nino. What was happening in
California at that same time period? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heavy rains
What happens to the ocean water off the coast of Peru during an El Nino event? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Surface ocean temperatures warm
What does the change you talked about in question #2 do to the weather there? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brings heavy rain
What did Gilbert Walker call his discovery of atmospheric pressure changes along the Equatorial
Pacific Ocean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Southern Oscillation
What did Jacob Bjerknes from the University of California get credited with discovering in the
film? - CORRECT ANSWER - The connection between El Nino and the Southern
Oscillation
NASA launched two satellites into space according to the film. What are these satellites
measuring in regards to the ocean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea-surface height
El Nino has come more often in the past five decades than at any time prior. Who was
responsible for this discovery according to the film? - CORRECT ANSWER - Roger Stone
It has been hypothesized that El Nino conditions could become a permanent fixture along the
Equator in the Pacific. Who hypothesized this according to the film? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Matt Collins
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
When the Tropic of Cancer is experiencing direct sunlight, the San Francisco Bay Area is
experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Summer Solstice
When the Tropic of Capricorn is experiencing direct sunlight, the San Francisco Bay Area is
experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Winter Solstice
When the Sun's direct rays leave the Tropic of Capricorn and arrive at the Equator, the arrival at
the Equator means the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Spring Equinox
When the Sun's direct rays leave the Tropic of Cancer and arrive at the Equator, the arrival at the
Equator means the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fall
Equinox
T/F: The equator receives perfectly direct (90 degree angle) sunlight all year long. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
T/F: The continental United States never receives perfectly direct sunlight. - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
The Coriolis force is a force that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Deflects wind from its
intended path
The Pressure Gradient force is a force that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes the wind to
blow
What cell of atmospheric circulation includes the Trade Winds? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hadley cell
, What cell of atmospheric circulation that includes the Polar Easterlies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Polar cell
Australia experienced severe drought during the 1998 El Nino. What was happening in
California at that same time period? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heavy rains
What happens to the ocean water off the coast of Peru during an El Nino event? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Surface ocean temperatures warm
What does the change you talked about in question #2 do to the weather there? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brings heavy rain
What did Gilbert Walker call his discovery of atmospheric pressure changes along the Equatorial
Pacific Ocean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Southern Oscillation
What did Jacob Bjerknes from the University of California get credited with discovering in the
film? - CORRECT ANSWER - The connection between El Nino and the Southern
Oscillation
NASA launched two satellites into space according to the film. What are these satellites
measuring in regards to the ocean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea-surface height
El Nino has come more often in the past five decades than at any time prior. Who was
responsible for this discovery according to the film? - CORRECT ANSWER - Roger Stone
It has been hypothesized that El Nino conditions could become a permanent fixture along the
Equator in the Pacific. Who hypothesized this according to the film? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Matt Collins
