Jeopardy $100 OceansAtmosphere Thermal Energy Coriolis Effect Lagniappe $200 $300 $400 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 Where is the most dense ocean water usually found? Where is the most dense ocean water usually found? Deep Zone Deep Zone

1 - $200 What gas is 60 times more plentiful in the ocean than it is in the atmosphere? What gas is 60 times more plentiful in the ocean than it is in the atmosphere? Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide

1 - $300 The movement of cold, deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface. It brings much needed nutrients to the surface. The movement of cold, deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface. It brings much needed nutrients to the surface. upwelling upwelling

1 - $400 A large powerful, warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the climate of land A large powerful, warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the climate of land Gulf Stream Gulf Stream

1 - $500 Why do currents such as the Kuroshio Current and the North Pacific Drift to flow in curved patterns? Why do currents such as the Kuroshio Current and the North Pacific Drift to flow in curved patterns? Coriolis Effect Coriolis Effect

2 - $100 List the layers of the atmosphere starting from Earth and moving toward space List the layers of the atmosphere starting from Earth and moving toward space Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

2 - $200 Because air has mass, air has ____________. Because air has mass, air has ____________. The more mass, the more of this. pressure pressure

2 - $300 The less mass in a given volume of air, the less _______________ the air. The less mass in a given volume of air, the less _______________ the air. dense dense

2 - $400 When climbing a mountain, you get out of breath easily because… When climbing a mountain, you get out of breath easily because… There is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air There is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air

2 - $500 Name an instrument that is used to measure air pressure Name an instrument that is used to measure air pressure barometer barometer

3 - $100 Give two examples of convection Give two examples of convection Pot of boiling water, hot air balloon moving, lava lamp, atmosphere, ocean currents Pot of boiling water, hot air balloon moving, lava lamp, atmosphere, ocean currents

3 - $200 Energy travels from the sun to Earth’s surface by what? Energy travels from the sun to Earth’s surface by what? radiation radiation

3 - $300 The sun’s rays are least direct at the ___________ The sun’s rays are least direct at the ___________ poles poles

3 - $400 What causes warm air to be displaced? (moved upwards? What causes warm air to be displaced? (moved upwards? Cold air pressing down and pushing the warm air upwards Cold air pressing down and pushing the warm air upwards

3 - $500 Explain why warm air rises towards the poles and cold air sinks towards the equator. Explain why warm air rises towards the poles and cold air sinks towards the equator. Convection Convection

4 - $100 Winds and currents move to the right in what hemisphere? Winds and currents move to the right in what hemisphere? Northern Northern

4 - $200 What drives the Coriolis Effect? What drives the Coriolis Effect? Earth’s rotation Earth’s rotation

4 - $300 What effect does the Earth’s rotation have on surface currents? What effect does the Earth’s rotation have on surface currents? It causes clockwise motion in the northern hemisphere, and counterclockwise motion in the southern hemisphere It causes clockwise motion in the northern hemisphere, and counterclockwise motion in the southern hemisphere

4 - $400 In what direction does the South Equatorial Current flow? In what direction does the South Equatorial Current flow? From east to west From east to west

4 - $500 How does the North Atlantic Drift affect the climate of northwestern Europe? How does the North Atlantic Drift affect the climate of northwestern Europe? It is a warm current and it brings warm air and water to Northwestern Europe warming the climate. It is a warm current and it brings warm air and water to Northwestern Europe warming the climate.

5 - $100 salt salt Salinity is the amount of ___________ dissolved in water

5 - $200 What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere? What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere? Nitrogen and Oxygen Nitrogen and Oxygen

5 - $300 If you are stranded in the middle of the ocean and you see a piece of plastic floating along, it is probably being moved by __________________. If you are stranded in the middle of the ocean and you see a piece of plastic floating along, it is probably being moved by __________________. Surface currents Surface currents

5 - $400 What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and specific place? What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and specific place? weather weather

5 - $500 Choose the one thing that does NOT affect the size of waves. Choose the one thing that does NOT affect the size of waves. A) length of time the wind blows across the water A) length of time the wind blows across the water B) salinity of the water B) salinity of the water C) strength of the wind C) strength of the wind D) distance the wind blows across the water D) distance the wind blows across the water

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