Packet 7: Bonus 10
A current named for this body of water makes the weather of Northern Europe milder than the latitude would suggest. For 10 points each:
[10e] What body of water’s namesake “stream” drives the North Atlantic Current along with the Canary Current? Hurricane Katrina moved from the Caribbean into this body of water.
ANSWER: Gulf of Mexico [or Golfo de México; prompt on Gulf Stream; prompt on Gulf of America]
[10m] The North Atlantic current is part of a system of ocean circulation named for these two quantities, which is sometimes called the “oceanic conveyor belt.” These two quantities primarily determine the density of seawater.
ANSWER: temperature and salinity [accept thermohaline circulation]
[10h] Climate change has weakened the North Atlantic Current, allowing these winds to travel into Northern Europe and cause heat waves. These Mediterranean winds originate in the Sahara.
ANSWER: sirocco [or Ḫamsīn or Marin]
<Editors, Other Science> | Packet G
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 110 | 19.00 | 92% | 80% | 18% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason A | Lehigh A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| George Mason B | Stony Brook | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland A | Rutgers C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland B | Vassar B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland C | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Princeton | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Rowan | Rutgers D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers A | Lehigh B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers B | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 86% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 89% | 78% | 22% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 20.91 | 82% | 91% | 36% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 83% | 67% | 33% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 75% | 75% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |