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?