Ocean Currents

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What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right? Options: Earth's orbit around the Sun, Earth's spinning on its axis, Earth's magnetic field, Earth's force of gravity

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Earth's spinning on its axis

Front

Where is ocean water the densest? Options: The surface, The middle, The bottom, Lake Michigan

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The bottom

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Two types of ocean currents are: local and global, sea and land, surface and deep, warm and cold.

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surface and deep

Front

Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause: Mid-ocean ridges, Deep Currents, Surface Currents, High tide and low tide

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Deep Currents

Front

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

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Warm

Front

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

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False

Front

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

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clockwise

Front

Warm ocean currents generally come from: The North Pole, The South Pole, The Equator, Both A and B

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The Equator

Front

A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

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Surface Current

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface? Options: Conduction, Global Wind Patterns, Convection Currents, Temperature and salinity

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Convection Currents