2. To Prepare for the Chapter 7 Test
Do the Following:
• Click on the picture to the right
and complete the following
task:
1. Visualizing Oceanography
• The more familiar you are with
these items the better you will
do on your test.
• Also, study your notes you took
in class.
3. With respect to incoming solar radiation, radiation
emitted back into the atmosphere has:
The Answer Is:
• a longer wavelength.
4. The percentage of solar radiation absorbed by the
Earth's oceans and land masses is about:
The Answer Is:
• 50%
5. With respect to the amount of energy absorbed by the
atmosphere, the amount of energy radiated back into
space between 35oN and 40oS latitude is:
The Answer Is:
• greater than the amount of energy
absorbed by the atmosphere.
6. The percentage of solar radiation directed to Earth
absorbed by the clouds and the atmosphere is about:
The Answer Is:
• 25%
7. The Tropic of Capricorn is located at:
The Answer Is:
• 23.5oS latitude.
8. As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern
hemisphere, winds are deflected:
The Answer Is:
• to the right of the original direction.
9. The deflection of air masses to the right or left
(depending on latitude) as they move from one
latitude to another is called the:
The Answer is:
• Coriolis effect.
10. A maritime tropical air mass is likely to be:
The Answer is:
• wet and warm.
11. A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by
relatively warm air is called a(n):
The Answer is:
• cold front.
12. Air always moves away from ____ and toward _____.
The Answer is:
• high pressure; low pressure
13. Idealized pressure belts and wind systems are
significantly modified by Earth's tilted axis of rotation
and:
The Answer is:
• variations in the Coriolis effect.
14. Winds blowing from the north in the southern
hemisphere will appear to:
The Answer is:
• be deflected toward the east.
15. The wind belt between the equator and 30 o N
latitude is called:
The Answer is:
• northeast trade winds.
16. The wind belts between 30o and 60o latitude are the:
The Answer is:
• westerlies.
17. The doldrums refer to the same region as the:
The Answer is:
• intertropical convergence zone.
20. Low pressure systems in the northern hemisphere
rotate:
The Answer is:
• counterclockwise.
21. The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5
on the:
The Answer is:
• Saffir-Simpson Scale.
22. Hurricanes are an efficient way to:
The Answer is:
• redistribute heat from one area to another.
23. Colder air moving over significantly warmer ocean
surface water may produce:
The Answer is:
• sea smoke.
24. The most probable sequence of ice formation from
early to late is:
The Answer is:
• pancake ice, ice floe, pack ice
25. When ice forms from seawater, the remaining
seawater will have a:
The Answer is:
• higher salinity.
26. An ice floe is:
The Answer is:
• a slab of ice formed by coalescing
pancake ice.
27. Which form of sea ice never totally disappears?
The Answer is:
• Polar Ice
28. The ocean zone where sound can travel extremely
long distances is called the:
The Answer is:
• SOFAR channel.
29. Worldwide, the SOFAR channel is located at an
approximate ocean depth of:
The Answer is:
• 1000 meters.
30. The atmospheric component that contributes to the
majority of greenhouse warming on Earth is:
The Answer is:
• water vapor.
31. What are some consequences of global warming?
The Answer is:
• droughts in prime agricultural areas,
increasing hurricane frequency, melting of
glacial ice, and sea level rise
32. An agreement amongst 60 nations to voluntarily
limit greenhouse gas emissions is called the:
The Answer is:
• Kyoto Protocol.
