AICE Marine Ch 9 Review

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What direction does a sneaker carried by a current off the coast of Australia circulate in the Indian gyre?

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Counterclockwise

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What does downwelling provide to deeper water?

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Dissolved Gases

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Which type of current is faster: Surface Currents or Thermohaline Currents?

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Surface Currents

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How many gyres are there worldwide?

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5

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Which illustration shows a La Nina?

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II

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What is a gyre?

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A large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements.

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What is downwelling in oceanography?

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The process where surface water sinks to the deeper layers of the ocean.

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What are surface currents?

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Ocean currents that occur at the surface of the ocean, primarily driven by wind.

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What are thermohaline currents?

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Deep ocean currents driven by differences in water density, affected by temperature and salinity.

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What is the global conveyor belt?

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A large-scale ocean circulation that moves water around the globe, driven by temperature and salinity differences.