MSL The Oceans CH1 Lab

Click on the "Geography" bar. According to the Area section, the Norwegian Sea and Mediterranean Sea ____ considered to be part of the Atlantic Ocean. a. are b. are n

Are

Note the positions of Greenland and South America in Figure 4 as seen via the Google Earth 3-D Viewer. Appearing as though viewed on an actual globe, the depictions of these locations can be assumed to be ________. a. equal-area b. conformal c. neither conformal nor equal area d. both conformal and equal area

Both conformal and equal area

As described in the Why Study the Ocean? section above, the ocean's central role in Earth's climate system and climate change is evidenced by its absorption of ________. a. carbon dioxide b. heat c. both heat and carbon dioxide d. neither heat nor carbon dioxide

Both heat and carbon dioxide

The view of the global water cycle in Figure 1 shows the ocean to the right. Water is transported to the ocean via ____. a. groundwater flow b. stream flow c. both processes

Both processes

As viewed from above the North Pole, all points on Earth's surface (except directly at the North Pole) are following a ________ path as Earth rotates. a. circular b. straight

Circular

As viewed from above the South Pole, all points on Earth's surface (except directly at the pole) show ________ motion due to Earth's rotation. a. circular b. straight

Circular

The sense of Earth's rotation as seen from this vantage point is ________ around the North Pole as seen from above. a. counterclockwise b. clockwise

Counterclockwise

Precipitation also occurs over the ocean, adding fresh water directly to the ocean surface. Meanwhile, water is lost from the ocean via ____. Not shown in Figure 1 are oceanic losses by infiltration into the sediments and rocks beneath the ocean or the addition of water to the ocean via volcanic activity. a. evaporation b. surface runoff c. precipitation

Evaporation

Finally, visit the "Southern Ocean" via the Please select a country to view window. The Southern Ocean, ranging from Antarctica to 60S latitude, ranks as the ____ largest of the five ocean basins ... a. first b. second c. third d. fourth

Fourth

Because distortion increases away from the equator, the map in Figure 2 shows another common feature of Mercator projections, that is, the distance between adjacent lines of latitude ________ as latitude increases from the equator toward the poles. a. b. c. increases remains the same decreases

Increases

The ocean is a ________ component of biogeochemical cycles (e.g., the water cycle) operating as part of the Earth system. a. insigni cant b. minor c. major

Major

In Figure 3, the moisture plume crossing the peninsula of Baja California in Mexico was delivering significant quantities of water via atmospheric motions from the ____ areas. Additional vapor can be seen curving from the ocean off California into Washington and Oregon. a. ocean toward land b. land toward ocean

Ocean toward land

In the World Factbook's Please select a country to view dropbox... The map shows that Greenland and Iceland are ____ surrounded by the Arctic Ocean. a. not b. partly c. completely

Partly

Return to the Please select a country to view drop box and click on "Atlantic Ocean". Then, click on "Introduction" to confirm that the Atlantic Ocean is the ____ of the ocean basins by surface area. ... a. smallest b. second smallest c. middle sized d. second largest e. largest

Second largest

Much of the water vapor in the moisture plume condensed into clouds that produced precipitation and replenished fresh water at Earth's surface. The ultimate source of energy that lifts and transports the atmospheric water (vapor and cloud) to its highest elevations is ____. a. gravity b. solar energy c. Earth's rotation

Solar energy

In the image, the bright blotches in the lower latitudes are generally centered to the south of the equator. This is because in this late November view, about one month prior to the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice, the ____ Hemisphere is warmer. This is because the Sun is higher in the Southern Hemisphere's late spring sky, providing more incoming solar radiation to warm surfaces and fuel evaporation. a. Northern b. Southern

Southern

Figure 2 is a Mercator at map. An important property of such conformal maps is that lines of lati- tude and longitude are ________. a. straight and perpendicular to each other b. curved c. circular

Straight and perpendicular to each other

Now visit the "Indian Ocean" via the Please select a country to view drop box. Click on the "Introduction" bar. The Background paragraph states that the Indian Ocean ranks as the ____ ocean basin. a. largest b. second largest c. third largest d. fourth largest

Third largest

A horizontal yellow line has been drawn that divides the Earth view in half to locate the equator for reference. The bright white cloud patches forming an irregular band roughly aligned with the equator mark areas of thunderstorm activity where huge quantities of water vapor enter the atmosphere from the underlying warm ocean and moist land surfaces. These thunderstorms imply ____ is/are entering the atmosphere from the underlying surface. a. energy b. water vapor c. both water vapor and energy

Water vapor

From your position above the equator, you see that Earth's rotation is causing objects attached to Earth at the equator to be moving towards the east ________. a. in a straight line b. while curving to the right c. while curving to the left

in a straight line

Middle latitude swirls are storm systems that transport humid warm air poleward to be replaced by colder and drier polar air moving equatorward. Storm motions transfer ____ within the Earth system. a. water particles and vapor b. heat energy c. heat energy, water particles, and vapor

Water particle and vapor

The sense of Earth's rotation from this vantage point is ________. a. counterclockwise b. clockwise

Clockwise

The ocean has ________ in uence on Earth's weather and climate. a. no observable b. very little c. a major

A major

According to the "Geography" section, Terrain description, the Southern Ocean is characterized by the ____ Current, which flows ceaselessly eastward around the globe and is the world's largest ocean current. a. Agulhas b. Humboldt c. Weddell d. Antarctic Circumpolar

Antarctic Circumpolar

The curving swirls of water vapor in the middle latitudes of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of the animation show that atmospheric motions ____ transporting water vapor north and south as well. a. are b. are not

Are

In Figure 1, ... Although the 3-month average curve (red) shows more variability over those tri-monthly averages after about 2006, its overall trend to September 2017 is generally ____ the pentadal trend. a. unchanging compared to b. opposite to c. consistent with

Consistent with

Annually, the Atlantic Ocean basin... There, rain freshens Pacific surface water and ____ salt concentration and water density. This transport mechanism, referred to as a freshwater bridge, enhances the thermohaline circulation of the world ocean. a. increases b. decreases

Decreases

Clic on the "Geography" bar to show Terrain information. This indicates that the Arctic Ocean's central surface is covered year-round by polar ice pack that more than ____ in area between summer minimum and winter maximum. ... a. doubles b. triples c. quadruples

Doubles

From the time rain and snow begin to fall toward Earth's surface until the water is returned to the ocean directly or by streams and groundwater flow, ____ drives the movement of the water. a. gravity b. solar energy c. Earth's rotation

Gravity

Next, visit the "Pacific Ocean" via the Please select a country to view drop box. ... The Pacific Ocean ranks as the ____ ocean basin. ... a. smallest b. second smallest c. second largest d. largest

Largest

Darker regions forming two discontinuous latitude bands located north and south of the equator indicate ____ humidity air. These are regions of sinking air which suggest areas of little or no precipitation. The result is greater surface evaporation than receipt of precipitation in those areas, causing underlying ocean water to become saltier (have higher surface salinity). a. low b. high

Low

As seen in the Google Earth view, Greenland is ________ South America. This is consistent with the depictions on the Figure 3 equal-area map. a. much smaller than b. about the same size as c. much larger than

Much smaller than

Figure 3 is an equal-area projection. Compare the apparent sizes of Greenland and South America in Figures 2 and 3. The Figure 2 Mercator map depiction suggests that they are about the same size whereas on the Figure 3 equal-area map, it is clear that Greenland is ________ South America. a. much smaller than b. about the same size as c. much larger than

Much smaller than

(Ch1 Lab) Components of the Earth system (e.g., hydrosphere, geosphere) interact in ________ ways as de- scribed by natural laws. a. chaotic b. orderly c. random

Orderly

Below the map, click on the "Introduction" bar. The Background paragraph indicates that the Arctic Ocean is the ____ of the ocean basins in terms of surface area. a. smallest b. second smallest c. middle sized d. second largest e. largest

Smallest

The map presented shows that most of the Indian Ocean is located in the ____ Hemisphere. a. Northern b. Southern

Southern