ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● During the spring and fall where is solar radiation strongest?
Answer: At the equator.
●● Why does air rise at the equator?
Answer: At the equator there is more solar radiation so the air is warmer
and less dense so it rises
●● Why does air sink at the poles?
Answer: At the poles there's less solar radiation. So the air is colder and
more dense so it sinks.
●● Why is atmospheric circulation critical in moderating Earth'a
climate?
Answer: The circulation of hot air at the equator to the poles
and
cold air at the poles to the equator moderates earths climate.
, ●● Where in the world is there minimal to no layering in the ocean?
Answer: Near the poles! Where there are high latitudes.
●● Is there a positive or negative relationship between salinity and
density?
Answer: It is a positive relationship. As salinity increases density
increases.
●● How does salinity in the middle of the ocean compare the edges of
the continents?
Answer: There is lower salinity near the continent because river run offs
are adding fresh water
●● Process that deflects wind (and ocean) currents
Answer: The Coriolis Effect. It occurs because objects in the equator
rotate faster than object closest to poles.
●● What drives horizontal movement of surface currents?
Answer: Wind
●● What drives vertical flow in the ocean?
Answer: Density.
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● During the spring and fall where is solar radiation strongest?
Answer: At the equator.
●● Why does air rise at the equator?
Answer: At the equator there is more solar radiation so the air is warmer
and less dense so it rises
●● Why does air sink at the poles?
Answer: At the poles there's less solar radiation. So the air is colder and
more dense so it sinks.
●● Why is atmospheric circulation critical in moderating Earth'a
climate?
Answer: The circulation of hot air at the equator to the poles
and
cold air at the poles to the equator moderates earths climate.
, ●● Where in the world is there minimal to no layering in the ocean?
Answer: Near the poles! Where there are high latitudes.
●● Is there a positive or negative relationship between salinity and
density?
Answer: It is a positive relationship. As salinity increases density
increases.
●● How does salinity in the middle of the ocean compare the edges of
the continents?
Answer: There is lower salinity near the continent because river run offs
are adding fresh water
●● Process that deflects wind (and ocean) currents
Answer: The Coriolis Effect. It occurs because objects in the equator
rotate faster than object closest to poles.
●● What drives horizontal movement of surface currents?
Answer: Wind
●● What drives vertical flow in the ocean?
Answer: Density.
