Oceanography Quiz 2

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

• It continues over the continent
• It stops
• It changes direction
• It is absorbed by the land

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

• True
• False

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

Two types of water currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

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

Which ocean zone is closest to the surface?

• dark zone

• trenches

• sunlit zone

• abyss

• twilight zone