Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   How do world oceans help moderate Earth's atmospheric temperature?

2. MultiChoice

   What continuous movements of ocean water transport thermal energy from the equator to the poles?

3. MultiChoice

   When excess CO2 dissolves into ocean water, forming carbonic acid, what is this process called?

4. MultiChoice

   Ocean acidification makes it harder for marine organisms to build what structures?

5. MultiChoice

   Why is water's high specific heat capacity important for global climate?

6. MultiChoice

   What ocean surface process transfers both heat and moisture directly into the atmosphere?

7. MultiChoice

   Hurricanes and tropical storms gain energy and moisture from what source?

8. MultiChoice

   Which climate phenomenon involves periodic warming of Pacific Ocean surface waters?

9. MultiChoice

   Roughly how much of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by oceans?

10. MultiChoice

    Which major warm ocean current warms the climate of Western Europe?

11. MultiChoice

    How does water temperature affect its ability to hold dissolved gases like CO2?

12. MultiChoice

    Why might warming oceans become less effective at absorbing human carbon emissions?