Ocean Currents

Which does not affect surface currents/

• wind

• density

• Coriolis Effect

• Continental Deflection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the curving of Earth's motion due to?

• wind

• Corlios Effect

• density

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What 2 factors affect deep ocean currents?

• salinity and wind

• wind and temperature

• temperature and salinity

• Coriolis Effect and wind

What is is called when a current changes direction when it hits a continent?

• Coriolis Effect

• density

• salinity

• continental deflection

Which direction do currents move in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• any direction

What is the name of the surface current on the east coast of the US?

• California

• Canaries

• Gulf Stream

• North Atlantic Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What it the top part of a wave called?

• crest

• trough

• wave length

• wave height

What is the bottom part of a wave called?

• crest

• trough

• wave length

• wave height

What is a falling wave at the shoreline called?

• tsunami

• breaker

• rip tide

• swell

What is the time it takes a wave to pass a fixed point called?

• wave height

• wave speed

• wavelength

• wave period