1. True or False Review Game

2. True or False?
The global winds influence surface currents
True

3. True or False? The Coriolis effect is caused by the spin of the earth

4. True or False?
The Gulf Stream is a cold surface current.
False

5. True or False?
The Gulf Stream is warm because it forms near the equator.
True

6. True or False?
Deep ocean currents originate at the equator.
False

7. True or False? Warm water sinking at the poles causes a deep current.

8. True or False?
When ocean water freezes at the poles the salt stays in the ocean making it higher in salt content.
True

9. True or False?
Ocean gyres are made up of a warm current and a cold current.
True

10. True or False?
An upwelling is cold deep ocean water rising to the surface.
True

11. True or False?
Upwellings are NOT good places to fish because of the cold water.
False

12. True or False? El Nino occurs in the Atlantic Ocean near the equator.

13. True or False?
El Nino occurs when the trade winds slowdown or stop blowing.
True

14. True or False?
El Nino can affect the climate 10 to 20 years.
False

15. True or False?
The climate of a location is determined by temperature and precipitation.
True

16. True or False? Warm currents have a cooling affect on coastal climate.

17. True or False?
Tropical climates exist at 30 degrees N & S of the equator.
False

18. True or False?
Polar climates can receive as little precipitation as desert climates.
True

19. True or False?
Three miles up into the Andes Mountains is a polar climate because of elevation.
True

20. True or False?
Temperate Zone climate has very little fluctuation in temperature throughout the year.
False

21. True or False?
The desert climate gets the most direct sunlight throughout the year.
False

22. True or False?
A major Volcanic eruptions and a meteor impact would have similar affects on climate.
True

23. True or False?
We are currently in an interglacial period.
True

24. True or False?
The last ice age ended 1,000 years ago.
False

25. True or False?
Humans can cause an El Nino climate change event.
False

26. True or False?
Continental drift does not cause climate change.
False

27. True or False?
Global warming could create a “mini” ice age.
True

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

29. True or False?
The Coriolis effect causes the surface currents to move clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
False

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

31. True or False?
Deep currents move very fast at the bottom of the ocean.
False

32. True or False?
The surface currents and the deep currents rarely mix because of their difference in density
True

33. True or False? There are FIVE major ocean gyres in the world oceans.

34. True or False?
All FIVE ocean gyres move surface water in the same direction.
False

35. True or False?
El Nino stops upwellings off the coast of South America.
True

36. True or False?
El Nino causes flooding in places like Peru and Southern U.S.
True

37. True or False? El Nino follows a cycle or pattern of every 2-12 years.

38. True or False?
Temperate climates exist in the mid latitudes.
True

39. True or False?
Increasing in elevation has a similar affect on climate as moving from the equator to the poles.
True

40. True or False?
The further towards the interior of a continent (away from the oceans) the greater the temperature variations.
True

41. True or False?
Low pressure air rising from the surface is what creates deserts at approx. 30 degrees N and S latitude.
False

42. True or False?
Freshwater from ice melt on Greenland could shut down the ocean conveyor belt.
True

43. True or False?
Freshwater shuts down the ocean conveyor belt because it is able to sink to the deep ocean.
False