Multiple Choice
A surface gyre system in the Southern Hemisphere
A) promotes upwelling and surface depression if it rotates clockwise.
B) promotes upwelling and surface elevation if it rotates counterclockwise.
C) retards upwelling and decreases surface elevation if rotating counterclockwise.
D) retards upwelling and in creases surface elevation if rotating counterclockwise.
E) Rotation in either direction does not affect upwelling.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q26: The Arctic Ocean receives<br>A) North Atlantic water
Q27: A water type having both high salinity
Q28: Currents are more intense on the _
Q29: In an area where surface currents converge,
Q30: Temperature affects density in the Arctic Ocean
Q32: Eddies<br>A) persist for long periods of time.<br>B)
Q33: The North Atlantic prevailing westerlies drive the<br>A)
Q34: The water type occupying the greatest volume
Q35: Increasing temperature also increases density.
Q36: The density of Arctic Ocean water is