Question 21 0 / 1 pts The ocean is heated directly from the sun by absorption

Question 21

0 / 1 pts

The ocean is heated directly from the sun by absorption.

True

False

Question 22

1 / 1 pts

Which of the following is the best example of a surface with a very high albedo?

The ocean

Asphalt/blacktop (on a road)

Green trees, grass, and other vegetation

Snow and ice

IncorrectQuestion 23

0 / 1 pts

The atmosphere is heated directly by the sun by absorption.

True

False

Question 24

1 / 1 pts

Which of the following is the best example of a surface with a very low albedo?

Asphalt/blacktop (on a road)

Snow and ice

Green trees, grass, and other vegetation

The ocean

Question 25

1 / 1 pts

Water heats up slowly, retains its heat, and cools off very slowly.  Therefore we say that water has a ______ specific heat.

medium

high

variable

low

UnansweredQuestion 26

0 / 1 pts

As you move from the equator toward the north or south pole, the temperature usually ______.

stays the same

gets hotter

gets cold, then turns hot

gets colder

PartialQuestion 27

1 / 3 pts

Match the weather and climate control with the best example:

Altitude

               The trade winds always blow westward along both sides of the equator             

Topographic barriers

               The Gobi Desert is situated in the rainshadow of the Himalayas             

Latitude

               Storms that hit west coasts come from the west via the westerlies             

IncorrectQuestion 28

0 / 1 pts

In the northern hemisphere, ocean gyres rotate ______.

clockwise

counterclockwise

clockwise, then counterclockwise

Ocean gyres don’t rotate.

Question 29

1 / 1 pts

The Coriolis effect causes moving objects in the northern hemisphere to appear to move ______.

to the left

to the right

up

down

Question 30

1 / 1 pts

Cold ocean currents are found on the _____ coasts of continents while warm ocean currents are found on the _____ coasts of continents.

south; north

east; west

north; south

west; east