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HOMEWORK STUDY FOR TEST

STATION REVIEW

UNIT REVIEW

TRUE OR FALSE REVIEW GAME

RULES CLASS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR TEAMS ONE PERSON FROM EACH TEAM WILL COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AFTER SEEING THE STATEMENT, THEY WILL DECIDED IF IT IS TRUE OR FALSE IF THEY GET IT CORRECT, THEY GET A POINT AND THEY GET TO SHOOT THE BALL FOR BONUS POINTS MAKE IT FROM THE CLOSER LINE = 1 POINT BONUS MAKE IT FROM THE FAR LINE = 2 POINT BONUS

TRUE OR FALSE? THE GLOBAL WINDS INFLUENCE SURFACE CURRENTS TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? TRENCHES ARE FOUND IN BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MARGINS. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? THREE MILES UP INTO THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IS A POLAR CLIMATE BECAUSE OF ELEVATION. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE GULF STREAM IS A COLD SURFACE CURRENT. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? WARM WATER SINKING AT THE POLES CAUSES A DEEP CURRENT. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? A VOLCANO (SEAMOUNT) WOULD TYPICALLY BE FOUND NEXT TO A MID-OCEAN RIDGE. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? WHEN OCEAN WATER FREEZES AT THE POLES THE SALT STAYS IN THE OCEAN MAKING IT HIGHER IN SALT CONTENT. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? A PASSIVE MARGIN WILL HAVE A SHORTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? PENNSYLVANIA IS CONSIDERED A DESERT CLIMATE FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? AN UPWELLING IS COLD DEEP OCEAN WATER RISING TO THE SURFACE. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE CLIMATE OF A LOCATION IS DETERMINED BY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? UPWELLINGS ARE NOT GOOD PLACES TO FISH BECAUSE OF THE COLD WATER. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO OCCURS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR THE EQUATOR. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO CAN AFFECT THE CLIMATE FOR 10 TO 20 YEARS. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO OCCURS WHEN THE TRADE WINDS SLOW DOWN OR STOP BLOWING. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? WARM CURRENTS HAVE A COOLING AFFECT ON COASTAL CLIMATE. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE MAJOR REGIONS OF THE OCEAN FLOOR ARE DEEP OCEAN BASIN AND CONTINENTAL MARGIN TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? TROPICAL CLIMATES EXIST AT 30 DEGREES N & S OF THE EQUATOR. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO EFFECTS ONLY THE COUNTRIES ON THE PACIFIC COAST. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE GULF STREAM IS WARM BECAUSE IT FORMS NEAR THE EQUATOR. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? POLAR CLIMATES CAN RECEIVE AS LITTLE PRECIPITATION AS DESERT CLIMATES. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE CORIOLIS EFFECT IS CAUSED BY THE SPIN OF THE EARTH TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? TEMPERATE ZONE CLIMATE HAS VERY LITTLE FLUCTUATION IN TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? HUMANS CAN CAUSE AN EL NINO CLIMATE CHANGE EVENT. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS ORIGINATE AT THE EQUATOR. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? IF THE OCEAN CONVEYOR BELT SHUTS DOWN IT WOULD MAKE ENGLAND AND NORTHERN EUROPE A VERY COLD PLACE TO LIVE. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE CORIOLIS EFFECT CAUSES THE SURFACE CURRENTS TO MOVE CLOCKWISE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? IN A WORLD WITH NO LAND (OR CONTINENTS) THERE WOULD BE NO INFLUENCE BY THE GLOBAL WINDS ON SURFACE CURRENTS. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? DEEP CURRENTS MOVE VERY FAST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE? INCREASING IN ELEVATION HAS A SIMILAR AFFECT ON CLIMATE AS MOVING FROM THE EQUATOR TO THE POLES. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE SURFACE CURRENTS AND THE DEEP CURRENTS RARELY MIX BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFERENCE IN DENSITY TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO STOPS UPWELLINGS OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? SONAR AND SATELLITE ARE TWO EXAMPLES USED TO MAP THE OCEAN FLOOR TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO CAUSES FLOODING IN PLACES LIKE PERU AND SOUTHERN U.S. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? EL NINO FOLLOWS A CYCLE OR PATTERN OF EVERY 2-12 YEARS. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? TEMPERATE CLIMATES EXIST IN THE MID LATITUDES. TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE? THE FURTHER TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OF A CONTINENT (AWAY FROM THE OCEANS) THE GREATER THE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. TRUE