Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

(A) Differences in air pressure
(B) Earth’s gravity
(C) Earth’s orbit
(D) Ocean waves

Question 2:What is the Coriolis Effect?

(A) When clouds form over oceans
(B) The curving of winds due to Earth’s rotation
(C) The pulling of tides by the Moon
(D) The spinning of hurricanes

Question 3: Which direction do global winds curve in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect?

(A) Straight north
(B) Southward
(C) To the left
(D) To the right

Question 4:What causes ocean currents to form?

(A) Waterfalls and waves
(B) Earthquakes under the ocean
(C) Wind and Earth’s rotation
(D) Hurricanes and storms

Question 5:What are surface currents?

(A) Ocean currents near the surface caused by wind
(B) Deep ocean water movements
(C) Waves crashing on shore
(D) Underwater volcano flows

Question 6:What role do ocean currents play in Earth’s climate?

(A) They only affect fish migration
(B) They transport heat and influence weather
(C) They cause tsunamis
(D) They make the ocean warmer

Question 7:What is the Gulf Stream?

(A) A cold Pacific current
(B) A wind belt in the south
(C) A warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean
(D) A cloud type

Question 8:Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?

(A) Warm air is less dense than cold air
(B) Warm air is wetter
(C) Cold air is faster
(D) Warm air is dry

Question 9:What causes deep ocean currents?

(A) Waves hitting the shore
(B) Fish movements
(C) Winds from space
(D) Changes in water temperature and salt content

Question 10:What happens at the equator in terms of heat and circulation?

(A) It’s always cold
(B) It receives direct sunlight, causing warm rising air
(C) It causes ocean tides
(D) The Coriolis Effect disappears there

Results:

Total score: /10

Question 1: A

Question 2: B

Question 3: D

Question 4: C

Question 5: A

Question 6: B

Question 7: C

Question 8: A

Question 9: D

Question 10: B