1.17: Surface Currents and Deep Ocean Currents

Multiple Choice

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

• 4, 3, 2, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 3, 4, 2, 1, 
• 4, 3, 1, 2

Multiple Choice

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

Multiple Choice

Plant-like plankton is called...

• Photosynthesis

• Phytoplankton

• Decomposer

• Consumer

Multiple Choice

______ can cause surface currents.

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of the Coriolis Effect?

• Temperature

• Trade Winds

• Earth’s Rotation

• The Sun and Ocean

Multiple Choice

What does the Coriolis Effect impact?

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Small Scale Objects

• Bodies of Water

Multiple Choice

The Gulf Stream current

• cools the air where it travels

• cools the land where it travels

• is warmed by the air

• warms the the air where it travels

Multiple Choice

______ causes deep ocean currents

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• wind

• density differences

Multiple Choice

Deep Ocean currents are primarily caused by ________.

• temperature and salinity

• wind

• gravity

• precipitation

Multiple Choice

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean after the winds move the warmer water away is called _______.

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents