Currents, Waves and Tides

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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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

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An "underwater river" of water that flows in the ocean, formed because of density differences in ocean water.

• deep ocean current
• storm surge
• tide
• wave

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Large stream of water that flows in the ocean that forms because of a steady wind blowing over the ocean surface.

• storm surge
• surface current
• tide
• water cycle

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The pull of the moon's _________ is the greatest effect on changing tides.

• erosion
• gravity
• craters
• claws of doom 

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Why does the moon have a greater effect on tides than the sun?

• the moon is smaller
• the moon is closer to Earth
• the sun is made up of gases
• the moon's craters attract water

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The largest wind waves in the ocean form when the wind

• is very strong
• blows steadily for a long time
• blows over a very long distance
• all of the above

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Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on surface currents?

• global winds
• Neptune God of the Sea
• differences in water salinity
• differences in water temperature

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What is the daily rise and fall of sea level at a given place along the shore called?

• wave
• tide
• upwelling
• barrier reef

The lowest point of a wave is called the ____________.

• crest
• wavelength
• trough
• wave height

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