Ocean Currents

Water in the ocean is always

• Moving
• Still
• Warming up
• Cooling down

Air moves from _______ pressure to _______ pressure.

• Low, High
• High, Low
• Warm, Cold
• Cold, Warm

Cold air is ________ than warm air.

• Less dense
• Lighter
• More dense
• more energetic

What causes wind to blow?

• Animal movement
• Similar air temperatures
• A giant blowing out candles
• Differences in air temperature

Air travels in patterns around the Earth called

• Global Winds
• Local Winds
• Ocean Winds
• Blowing Winds

Water travels in definite paths around the ocean called

• Highways
• Currents
• Rivers
• Streams

Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the 

• Gulf Stream
• California Current
• North Equatorial Current
• Brazil Current

When a current bounces off a continent and changes direction, this is called

• Global Winds
• Deflection
• The Coriolis Effect
• Redirection