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Environmental Geology Questionnaire

Overview

1. Surface currents redistribute ________________.Group of answer choices

heat

salt

energy

all of the above

2. Which of the following is a factor that has an influence on climate?

Group of answer choices

wind circulation

the intensity of the sun

ocean circulation

all of the above

the distribution of water and land masses

3. Surface currents circulate in ____________ gyres in the northern hemisphere, and ___________ gyres in the southern hemisphere, due to the Coriolis Effect.

Group of answer choices

clockwise, clockwise

counterclockwise, counterclockwise

counterclockwise, clockwise

clockwise, counterclockwise

4. Aerosols such as dust:

Group of answer choices

warm climate for short periods of time (e.g. months to years)

cool climate for short periods of time (e.g. months to years)

warm climate for long periods of time (e.g. decades to centuries)

cool climates for long periods of time (e.g. decades to centuries)

5. The Keeling Curve is a graph which plots the ongoing change in the concentration of ____________ in Earth's atmosphere since 1958.

Group of answer choices

water vapor

methane

carbon dioxide

oxygen