Question 1

Surface eddies can be tracked by satellites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If the density of the water increases with depth, the water column is

Accepted Answer

A)   stagnant.
B)   unstable.
C)   stable.
D)   neutral.
E)   well mixed.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 3

In the midlatitudes, in both hemispheres, warm currents flow past the ___________ coasts of continents.

Accepted Answer

A)   east
B)   west
C)   north
D)   south
E)   It depends on the continent.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The pycnocline is an area where temperature changes rapidly with depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sigma-t is the oceanographer's short-hand for the density of seawater. It is defined as (density - 1.0)  × 103. If the density of seawater is 1.02925g/cm3, the sigma-t value is

Accepted Answer

A)   25.29.
B)   2.9925.
C)   0.2925.
D)   29.25.
E)   0.02529.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

A zone of surface divergence is an area of _______ and ________ biological productivity.

Accepted Answer

A)   upwelling; high
B)   upwelling; low
C)   downwelling; high
D)   downwelling; low
E)   no vertical motion; averageF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The speed of the Florida current is high because

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A)   the winds are strong at this latitude.
B)   the water has a high salinity.
C)   the channel through which it flows is narrow.
D)   the Coriolis effect is large.
E)   None of these are correct; it is a slow current.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The Gulf Stream forms eddies, or rings, with cold water cores at the _______ edge of the Gulf Stream current.

Accepted Answer

A)   northern
B)   southern
C)   eastern
D)   western
E)   Either eastern or western is correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

If very warm and salty sea water is added on top of average seawater,

Accepted Answer

A)   the warm salty water will float at the surface.
B)   the warm salty water will sink to the bottom and stagnate.
C)   the warm salty water will sink and move rapidly out of the area.
D)   an overturn will begin.
E)   The answer cannot be determined unless the densities of the warm salty water and average sea water are known.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Which current moves cold water to warm latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gulf Stream
B)   Kuroshio
C)   Peru
D)   Agulhas
E)   BrazilF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Ocean currents are deflected to a greater degree by the Coriolis Effect than by wind systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Ocean Structure and Circulation

If the density of the water increases with depth, the water column is

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A zone of surface divergence is an area of _ and __ biological productivity.

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The speed of the Florida current is high because

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Which current moves cold water to warm latitudes?

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Sigma-t is the oceanographer's short-hand for the density of seawater. It is defined as (density - 1.0) × 103. If the density of seawater is 1.02925g/cm³, the sigma-t value is

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The Gulf Stream forms eddies, or rings, with cold water cores at the _______ edge of the Gulf Stream current.

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If very warm and salty sea water is added on top of average seawater,

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In the midlatitudes, in both hemispheres, warm currents flow past the ___________ coasts of continents.

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The pycnocline is an area where temperature changes rapidly with depth.

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Surface eddies can be tracked by satellites.

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Ocean currents are deflected to a greater degree by the Coriolis Effect than by wind systems.

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Exam 7: Ocean Structure and Circulation

If the density of the water increases with depth, the water column is

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A zone of surface divergence is an area of _______ and ________ biological productivity.

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The speed of the Florida current is high because

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Which current moves cold water to warm latitudes?

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Sigma-t is the oceanographer's short-hand for the density of seawater. It is defined as (density - 1.0) × 103. If the density of seawater is 1.02925g/cm3, the sigma-t value is

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The Gulf Stream forms eddies, or rings, with cold water cores at the _______ edge of the Gulf Stream current.

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If very warm and salty sea water is added on top of average seawater,

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In the midlatitudes, in both hemispheres, warm currents flow past the ___________ coasts of continents.

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The pycnocline is an area where temperature changes rapidly with depth.

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Surface eddies can be tracked by satellites.

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Ocean currents are deflected to a greater degree by the Coriolis Effect than by wind systems.

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A zone of surface divergence is an area of _ and __ biological productivity.

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