Waves, Tides, and Currents

Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by

• the Coriolis effect
• water density
• tides
• wind

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Besides the Moon, the daily tides around the world are MOST affected by the

• wind
• rain
• Sun
• Coriolis effect

What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Spring tide
• Longshore current
• Tsunami
• Swell

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Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?

• the wind
• earthquakes
• the moon's gravity
• density differences in water

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When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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Surface currents are _____________ stream-like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean.

• horizontal
• vertical
• strong
• weak

The density of ocean water is affected by temperature and ___________.

• salinity
• depth
• volume

What causes vertical ocean currents?

• The phase of the moon.
• The gravitational attraction of the sun
• Commercial boating activities.
• The temperature and salinity of ocean water

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Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan

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Two types of ocean currents are

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

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