Geology 330 -
Television Course
Review Questions for Program #11: Going with the Flow
Please fill out and
return this sheet after viewing Program #11. If you
are unsure of an answer, give your best intelligent guess.
1. What are
normal Pacific equatorial current temperature conditions?
2. What are El Nino Pacific equatorial current temperature
conditions?
3. Fisherman from which country gave the name El Nino?
4. What dominant force drives currents?
5. What force causes currents to veer to one side over great
distances?
6. The balance between wind and coriolis force produces what
pheonomenon?
7. What are surface circulation systems that are made up of
several currents?
8. What are the strongest currents in a gyre? What is an
example of such a current that touches N. America?
9. A current that flows opposite to the prevailing wind direction
is called?
10. How are currents measured?
11. What are some problems with predicting El Nino events?