Currents, Waves, and Oceans

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada

• Cold 
• Warm
• Freezing
• Fresh

Two types of water currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• compression

A giant wave

• surfing wave
• breaker
• tsunami
• crest

What is a trough?

• highest point on a wave
• lowest point on a wave
• longest point on a wave
• shortest point on a wave

What is a crest?

• lowest point of a wave
• longest part of a wave
• shortest part of a wave
• highest point of a wave