Ocean Science review 3

Winds blowing from the north in the southern hemisphere will appear to:

be deflected toward the east.

A cold air mass moving into an area occupied by relatively warm air is called a(n)

cold front

As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere, winds are deflected

to the right of the original direction

When ice forms from seawater, the remaining seawater will have a:

higher salinity

The doldrums refer to the same region as the:

intertropical convergence zone

tropic of cancer

located at 23.5 degrees N latitude

tropic of capricorn

located at 23.5 degrees S latitude

westerlies

prevailing wind pattern at temperate latitudes

The strength of a hurricane is ranked from 1 to 5 on the

Saffir-Simpson Scale

intertropical convergence zone

area where air rises close to the equator

The westerlies wind belt is the area corresponding to:

2

The Tropic of Capricorn is located at:

23.5 degrees south latitude

An iceberg is a variety of sea ice.

true

Low pressure systems in the northern hemisphere rotate:

counterclockwise

A hurricane is a very strong high-pressure system.

false

The trade winds can be found between 30° and 60° N and S latitudes.

false

trade winds

prevailing wind pattern at tropical latitudes

A cold front is likely to have heavy, brief showers associated with it.

true

Near the poles, more energy is reflected back into space than is absorbed.

true

The doldrums can be found at the Equator.

true

The wavelength of energy radiated from the Earth back into the atmosphere is longer than the incoming solar radiation.

true

The atmospheric component that contributes to the majority of greenhouse warming on Earth is:

water vapor

A maritime tropical air mass is likely to be:

wet and warm