Density Circulation Quiz

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

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• fluctuate

_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

• Earth's rotation

• gravity

• wind

• density

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

• California Current

• Gulf Current

• North American Gyre

• Arctic Current

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

• halinethermal circulation

• thermohaline circulation

• thermodensity circulation

What affects the density of water?

• Salt

• Temperature

• The seasons of the year

• Both A and B

When surface currents meet continents they ___?

• Stop moving
• Are deflected (change paths)
• Continue in the direction they were going

Two types of ocean currents are

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

What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

The Gulf Stream carries warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, which contributes to

• a mild climate for the British Isles.

• a harsh winter in the British Isles.

• a cold-water surface current that flows to the British Isles.

• a warm-water surface current that flows along the coast of California.