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Currents Review Directions:
1. Split classes into groups of 3-5 students. Make groups heterogeneous.
2. In each group, students should choose a number between 1-5. If there are 3 group members,
they should choose 2 numbers between 1-6. If there are 4 group members, students should
choose a number between 1-4. Students may then work together to answer 5 and/or 6.
3. On each review sheet, students are responsible for answering the question that has the same
number(s) as the one they chose. They should answer the question on their own. The student
responsible for the answer must write the answer on the review sheet.
4. When a group finishes the entire review sheet, they should send one student to me with their
sheet for the check. If all questions are correct, I will star the review sheet and direct the
student to go pick up the next review sheet. If any question is incorrect, I will circle the
question number. At this point the student will return to their group, and they will all work
together to correct answers.
5. The group that finishes all review sheets first wins.
6. Review Sheet Order (Easy to Difficult):
a. Vocabulary
b. Global Winds
c. Global Winds and Climate
d. Ocean Currents
e. Ocean Currents and Climate
Vocabulary
1. What is a measure of the amount of salt dissolved in a solution?
2. What is the curving of moving objects due to the Earth’s rotation?
3. Deep ocean currents responsible for cycling water around the oceans and enriching it with
nutrients and carbon dioxide are collectively called the
4. A __________________________ is a narrow belt of high-speed winds that blow in the upper
troposphere and lower stratosphere.
5. What is the movement of water due to differences in salinity and temperature?
6. What is a device used to measure the properties of ocean currents by floating in those currents
called?
Vocabulary
1. What is a measure of the amount of salt dissolved in a solution?
2. What is the curving of moving objects due to the Earth’s rotation?
3. Deep ocean currents responsible for cycling water around the oceans and enriching it with
nutrients and carbon dioxide are collectively called the
4. A __________________________ is a narrow belt of high-speed winds that that blow in the
upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.
5. What is the movement of water due to differences in salinity and temperature?
6. What is a device used to measure the properties of ocean currents by floating in those currents
called?
Global Winds
1. On the line next to each wind belt, write the letter that best represents the location of
the wind belt in the diagram.
______ Doldrums
______ Horse Latitudes
______ Polar Easterlies
______Trade Winds
______ Westerlies
E
D
C
C
D
B
A
B
E
2. What do the doldrums and horse latitudes have in common?
3. Sunlight heats the ground, and the ground warms the nearby air. The warm air
expands and rises, while cool air rushes in to take its place. This example describes
the process that generates many surface winds. Surface winds are an example of
______________________________________________ in the Earth’s atmosphere
4. Global winds are directly caused by :
5. In general, air masses around the equator tend to have a low pressure. Air closer to
the North Pole tends to be high pressure air. Why does the high pressure air from the
north not blow straight to the south?
Global Winds and Climate
1. What causes storms to move across the United States from west to east?
2. Winds generally flow away from the equator and towards the poles. These winds transfer
_______________, with heat moving ____________________ the equator.
3. Atmospheric currents influence the global climate in a predictable pattern. What is the climate
pattern, in terms of rainfall, caused by atmospheric currents?
4. Areas of the Earth near the equator receive large amounts of solar energy. How does this lead to
increased rainfall?
5. Which climatic conditions exist where the trade winds converge?
6. Most hot deserts are located along which two latitudes?
Global Winds and Climate
1. What causes storms to move across the United States from west to east?
2. Winds generally flow away from the equator and towards the poles. These winds transfer
_______________, with heat moving ____________________ the equator.
3. Atmospheric currents influence the global climate in a predictable pattern. What is the climate
pattern, in terms of rainfall, caused by atmospheric currents?
4. Areas of the Earth near the equator receive large amounts of solar energy. How does this lead to
increased rainfall?
5. Which climatic conditions exist where the trade winds converge?
6. Most hot deserts are located along which two latitudes?
Ocean Currents and Climate
1. Water heats up and cools down at a __________________________ rate than land.
2. The water contained in Earth's oceans has the ability to absorb, hold, and
circulate large amounts of heat. Because of this, the oceans have a major effect on
_________________________ around the globe.
3. Adjacent land and ocean surfaces have the same temperature at sunrise on a clear,
calm, summer day. Then the land and water are heated by the Sun for several hours.
On the diagram below, draw an arrow showing the most likely direction of surface
winds that will develop at the shore.
4. Some coastal regions of the world have cooler summers and warmer winters than
inland regions at the same latitude. What accounts for this difference in
climates?
5. A city 60 miles inland will probably experience _____________________ summer highs
and _________________________ winter lows than a city along the coast at the same
latitude and elevation.
Ocean Currents and Climate
1. Water heats up and cools down at a __________________________ rate than land.
2. The water contained in Earth's oceans has the ability to absorb, hold, and
circulate large amounts of heat. Because of this, the oceans have a major effect on
_________________________ around the globe.
3. Adjacent land and ocean surfaces have the same temperature at sunrise on a clear,
calm, summer day. Then the land and water are heated by the Sun for several hours.
On the diagram below, draw an arrow showing the most likely direction of surface
winds that will develop at the shore.
4. Some coastal regions of the world have cooler summers and warmer winters than
inland regions at the same latitude. What accounts for this difference in
climates?
5. A city 60 miles inland will probably experience _____________________ summer highs
and _________________________ winter lows than a city along the coast at the same
latitude and elevation.
Ocean Currents
1. The currents of the Earth’s oceans are caused by
2. The Gulf Stream carries _______________ water to _____________________ parts of the ocean.
3. Surface ocean currents are primarily formed by __________________.
4. The circulation of water in the ocean due to differences in density between the different layers
of water is mostly responsible for
______________________________________________________________.
5. Judging from the map, which
region probably has cooler
summers than it would without
the effect of a nearby ocean
current?
6. Currents caused by differences in water density are most often the result of differences in
_________________________________ and __________________________________.
7. What drives the global conveyor belt in the oceans? Explain why the global conveyor is
important in aquatic ecosystems.