Ocean Currents

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Coriolis Effect

• Landform Deflections

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Seawater Density

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• It continues over the continent

• It stops completely

• It is deflected and changes direction

• It is absorbed by the land

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

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

• clockwise
• counter clockwise
• both
• neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise
• both
• neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm ocean currents generally come from _______________

• the North Pole

• the South Pole

• the Equator

• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold ocean currents generally come from ____________________.

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two types of water currents are

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6