1. TRUE OR FALSE REVIEW GAME

2.  The global winds influence surface currents  True TRUE OR FALSE?

3.  The Coriolis effect is caused by the spin of the earth  True TRUE OR FALSE?

4.  The Gulf Stream is a cold surface current.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

5.  The Gulf Stream is warm because it forms near the equator.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

6.  Deep ocean currents originate at the equator.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

7.  Warm water sinking at the poles causes a deep current.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

8.  When ocean water freezes at the poles the salt stays in the ocean making it higher in salt content.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

9.  Ocean gyres are made up of a warm current and a cold current.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

10.  An upwelling is cold deep ocean water rising to the surface.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

11.  Upwellings are NOT good places to fish because of the cold water.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

12.  El Nino occurs in the Atlantic Ocean near the equator.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

13.  El Nino occurs when the trade winds slowdown or stop blowing.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

14.  El Nino can affect the climate 10 to 20 years.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

15.  The climate of a location is determined by temperature and precipitation.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

16.  Warm currents have a cooling affect on coastal climate.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

17.  Tropical climates exist at 30 degrees N & S of the equator.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

18.  Polar climates can receive as little precipitation as desert climates.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

19.  Three miles up into the Andes Mountains is a polar climate because of elevation.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

20.  Temperate Zone climate has very little fluctuation in temperature throughout the year.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

21.  The desert climate gets the most direct sunlight throughout the year.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

22.  A major Volcanic eruptions and a meteor impact would have similar affects on climate.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

23.  We are currently in an interglacial period.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

24.  The last ice age ended 1,000 years ago.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

25.  Humans can cause an El Nino climate change event.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

26.  Continental drift does not cause climate change.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

27.  Global warming could create a “mini” ice age.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

28.  If the ocean conveyor belt shuts down it would make England and Northern Europe a very cold place to live.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

29.  The Coriolis effect causes the surface currents to move clockwise in the southern hemisphere.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

30.  In a world with no land (or continents) there would be no influence by the global winds on surface currents.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

31.  Deep currents move very fast at the bottom of the ocean.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

32.  The surface currents and the deep currents rarely mix because of their difference in density  True TRUE OR FALSE?

33.  There are FIVE major ocean gyres in the world oceans.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

34.  All FIVE ocean gyres move surface water in the same direction.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

35.  El Nino stops upwellings off the coast of South America.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

36.  El Nino causes flooding in places like Peru and Southern U.S.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

37.  El Nino follows a cycle or pattern of every 2-12 years.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

38.  Temperate climates exist in the mid latitudes.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

39.  Increasing in elevation has a similar affect on climate as moving from the equator to the poles.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

40.  The further towards the interior of a continent (away from the oceans) the greater the temperature variations.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

41.  Low pressure air rising from the surface is what creates deserts at approx. 30 degrees N and S latitude.  False TRUE OR FALSE?

42.  Freshwater from ice melt on Greenland could shut down the ocean conveyor belt.  True TRUE OR FALSE?

43.  Freshwater shuts down the ocean conveyor belt because it is able to sink to the deep ocean.  False TRUE OR FALSE?