Essentials of Oceanography, 12e (Trujillo)
Chapter 6 Air-Sea Interaction
6.1 Matching Questions
Match the term with the appropriate phrase. Not all answers will be used.
A) tropopause
B) water vapor
C) convection cell
D) nitrogen (N2)
E) troposphere
1) component with the greatest concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
Match the term with the appropriate phrase. Not all answers will be used.
A) prevailing wind pattern at temperate latitudes
B) prevailing wind pattern at polar latitudes
C) prevailing wind pattern at tropical latitudes
D) located at 23.5°N latitude
E) area where warm, moist air rises close to the equator
6) Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
2
Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.
6.2 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of ________.
A) 0°
B) 23.5°
C) 180°
D) 90°
E) 45°
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth?
Essent’l Concept: 6.1 Explain variations in solar radiation on Earth, including the cause of
Earth’s seasons
2) The Sun reaches its most northerly point in the sky, directly overhead along the Tropic of
Cancer, during the ________.
A) summer solstice
B) winter solstice
C) vernal equinox
D) autumnal equinox
E) ecliptic
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth?
Essent’l Concept: 6.1 Explain variations in solar radiation on Earth, including the cause of
Earth’s seasons
3) The intensity of solar radiation received at lower latitudes (near the equator) compared to
higher latitudes (near the poles) is ________.
A) the same
B) lower
C) greater
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth?
Essent’l Concept: 6.1 Explain variations in solar radiation on Earth, including the cause of
Earth’s seasons
3
4) The average albedo of Earth’s surface is about ________.
A) 3%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 67%
E) 90%
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth?
Essent’l Concept: 6.1 Explain variations in solar radiation on Earth, including the cause of
Earth’s seasons
5) The two most abundant components of dry air are ________.
A) oxygen and carbon dioxide
B) oxygen and water vapor
C) carbon dioxide and water vapor
D) nitrogen and carbon dioxide
E) nitrogen and oxygen
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
6) The lowermost portion of the atmosphere where most weather occurs is called the ________.
A) tropopause
B) stratosphere
C) ozone layer
D) troposphere
E) upper atmosphere
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
7) In the troposphere, air temperatures ________.
A) increase with increasing altitude
B) decrease with increasing altitude
C) are constant with decreasing altitude
D) decrease with decreasing altitude
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
4
8) The two factors that are most important in determining the density of air are ________.
A) temperature and salinity
B) nitrogen and water vapor content
C) temperature and water vapor content
D) temperature and ozone
E) carbon dioxide and water vapor content
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
9) Which of the following statements about the movement of Earth’s atmosphere is correct?
A) A column of cool, dense air produces low pressure at the Earth’s surface.
B) A column of warm, less dense air produces high pressure at the Earth’s surface.
C) Warm air is denser than cool air so it tends to sink toward the Earth’s surface.
D) The movement of air within the atmospheric convection cells generates the wind belts.
E) Cold air is less dense than cool air so it tends to sink toward the Earth’s surface.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
10) The apparent deflection of air masses to the right or left (depending on latitude) as they move
from one latitude to another is called the ________.
A) Coriolis effect
B) Cyclonic effect
C) Ekman spiral
D) Hadley cell
E) Saffir-Simpson scale
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.3 How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Moving Objects?
Essent’l Concept: 6.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the Coriolis effect
5
11) As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere, winds always are deflected
________.
A) at a 45° angle from their original direction
B) at a 90° angle from their original direction
C) to the east of their original direction
D) to the left of their original direction
E) to the right of their original direction
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.3 How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Moving Objects?
Essent’l Concept: 6.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the Coriolis effect
12) Winds blowing out of the north toward the south in the southern hemisphere will appear to
________.
A) be deflected toward the east
B) be deflected toward the west
C) circulate counterclockwise
D) circulate clockwise
E) travel in a straight line
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.3 How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Moving Objects?
Essent’l Concept: 6.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the Coriolis effect
13) A tropical maritime air mass is likely to be ________.
A) dry and cold
B) dry and warm
C) wet and cold
D) wet and the same temperature
E) wet and warm
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
6
14) Low latitude wind belt(s) with strong, reliable, generally easterly winds is (are) the
________.
A) doldrums
B) horse latitudes
C) polar easterlies
D) trade winds
E) westerlies
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
15) The doldrums refer to the same region as the ________.
A) inter-tropical convergence zone
B) jet stream
C) subtropical jet stream
D) subtropics
E) trade winds
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
16) The temperate regions are characterized by ________.
A) tropical cyclones
B) high pressure
C) easterly winds
D) trade winds
E) westerly winds
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
7
17) Idealized pressure belts and wind systems are significantly modified by Earth’s tilted axis of
rotation and ________.
A) differences in the heat capacities of the ocean and land
B) differences in the latitudinal albedo
C) Ekman transport
D) latitudinal variations in the Coriolis effect
E) variations in incoming solar radiation over many years
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
18) Low-pressure regions in the northern hemisphere rotate ________.
A) at a 45° angle from the prevailing wind direction
B) clockwise
C) counterclockwise
D) to the left
E) to the right
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
19) A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is called a/an ________.
A) cold front
B) high pressure system
C) low pressure system
D) occluded front
E) warm front
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
8
20) Air warmed by the land that rises and is replaced by cooler air from the ocean may produce a
________.
A) land breeze
B) tropical cyclone
C) typhoon
D) cold front
E) sea breeze
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
21) The strength of a hurricane stems from water’s ________.
A) latent heat of condensation
B) latent heat of fusion
C) latent heat of melting
D) latent heat of sublimation
E) latent heat of deposition
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
22) The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5 on the ________.
A) Coriolis Scale
B) Fujita Scale
C) Moh’s Scale
D) Richter Scale
E) Saffir-Simpson Scale
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
9
23) The largest loss of life from a hurricane is usually due to ________.
A) high winds
B) intense precipitation
C) low atmospheric pressure
D) storm surge
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
24) The oceanic climate region(s) where the majority of strong tropical cyclonic storms are
produced is ________.
A) polar
B) subpolar
C) temperate
D) subtropical
E) tropical
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
25) The oceanic climate region that is characterized by sea ice coverage in the winter and open
water (but cold) in the summer is ________.
A) polar
B) subpolar
C) temperate
D) subtropical
E) tropical
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.6 How Do Sea Ice and Icebergs Form?
Essent’l Concept: 6.6 Specify how sea ice and icebergs form
10