Ocean Density, Temperature, and Salinity

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

• 4, 3, 2, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 3, 4, 2, 1, 
• 4, 3, 1, 2

______ causes deep ocean currents

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• wind

• density differences

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• fluctuate

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
• Either Pole

Where does the intial source of energy come from that creates winds and thus surface currents?

• The moon
• The sun
• The wind
• The rotation of the Earth

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

A cool current in the Pacific Ocean near North America that brings cold water down from Canada.

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