Ocean and Currents Review

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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The largest of Earth's oceans is

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Southern

• Arctic

_______% of the planet is covered by oceans

• 97%

• 70%

• 2%

• 100%

The two most abundant elements that make up water are?

• Chlorine

• Sodium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Magnesium

The ocean helps distribute ___________ around the globe.

• cold

• heat

• ice

• ships

A ____________ is a continuous flow of water in a particular direction.

• current

• upswell

• downswell

• wave

Currents are created mainly by

• surface winds

• heat

• boats

• whales

__________ water is transported from the equator towards the poles

• warm

• cold

__________ water is transported from the poles towards the equator.

• warm

• cold

Ocean currents help to regulate global climate even if an area is hundreds of miles from the coast.

• True

• False

• Tralse