Ocean Currents & Coriolis Effect

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• both

• neither

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere moves

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• both

• neither

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Cold ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole 
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.

• California Current
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Gulf Stream
• Surface Current

Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Currents
• Gulf Stream

The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

• California Current
• Surface Current
• Gyre
• Global Conveyor Belt