Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

9th Grade

13 Qs

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9th Grade

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13 questions

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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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