ONLINE OCEAN STUDIES 2008-2009

Week 6 - Investigation 6A Response Form

Name: FORMTEXT Sergeant Gonzalez, Valo S.      

Class (check one): Instructions: Save this form to your computer desktop (change the name auto to
your last name (example Investigations1A Response Form – Banks). Fill in the
09-010 form during your weekly studies and email the form as an attachment to your
09-020 facilitator. Your facilitator’s email is daniel.l.banks@navy.mil. Your assignments
09-030 must be completed and emailed or faxed to (228-871-2874) (DSN 868) prior to
09-040 your gaining access to the posting of the correct responses and the “Responses to
Questions for Review” and “Critical Thinking”. (The facilitator will post
Investigations A and B on the following Monday at 1200 CST) If you have any
questions, contact your facilitator. Check with your course calendar for assignment
posting dates.

Investigation 6A Responses ( ) check the appropriate box or type your response in the
appropriate shaded space.

Investigation 6A: WIND-DRIVEN OCEAN CIRCULATION AND OCEAN GYRES

1. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
2. (straight) (curved)
3. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
4. (Earth's absolute sense of rotation)
(Your viewing of the same rotation from opposite directions)
5. (straight) (curved)
6. (straight) (curved)
7. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
8. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
9. (increases) (remains the same) (decreases)
10. 35,000      km/hr
11. 20,000      km/hr
12. 15,000      km/hr
13. 10,000      km/hr
14. (increases) (remains the same) (decreases)
15.      10,000 km/hr
16. (increases) (remains the same) (decreases)
17. (right) (left)
18. (follows) (is right of) (is left of)
19. (follows) (is right of) (is left of)
20. (left) (right)
21. (Northeast Trades) (Prevailing Westerlies) (Polar Easterlies)
22. (Northeast Trades) (Prevailing Westerlies) (Polar Easterlies)
23. (northeast) (southeast)
24. (northwest) (southeast)
25. (toward) (away from)
26. (depression) (mounding)
27. (friction) (Earth’s rotation)
28. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
29. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
30. (clockwise) (counterclockwise)
31. (does) (does not)
32. (high) (low)