Ocean Currents

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Geography
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the water in the ocean moves in giant streams called...
waves
currents
tides
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
two major categories of ocean currents
deep currents
dense currents
surface currents
warm currents
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
which is NOT a factor that affects surface currents
air currents
earths rotation
location of continents
atmosphere
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
air moves from high pressure areas to...
low pressure currents
low pressure areas
dense currents
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what are surface currents?
a horizontal movement of water in a well defined pattern
a huge circle of moving ocean water found above or below the the equator
a horizontal movement of water that is caused by wind, and that occurs at or near the oceans surface.
a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is the Coriolis effect?
the curving path of a n object
caused by earths rotation
is a type of currents
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is a gyre
north atlantic Gyre
north indian ocean
a huge circle of moving water
antartic bottom water
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