8.3 Ocean Currents (Minus El Nino and La Nina)

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What causes surface currents to move in circular paths? Options: strong winds, the Coriolis effect, salinity, the Global Ocean Conveyor

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the Coriolis effect

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Deep currents are caused by differences in the _______________ ocean water.

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density of

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In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?

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curve clockwise

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Why would places near the north pole with the same latitude have very different climates?

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One place is near a warm ocean current.

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Ocean currents can travel clockwise or counter-clockwise. Which direction would they travel in the southern hemisphere?

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Counter-clockwise

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

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Warm

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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

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What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

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It changes direction (deflected)

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Which of the following does not drive surface ocean currents? global surface winds, density, continental deflections, Coriolis Effect

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density

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What surface current is warm and affects the eastern US?

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Gulf Stream