Lesson 3 Patterns of Circulation in the Ocean

The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a given amount of water is called _____.

• solubility

• salinity

• density

• proximity

When temperature decreases, the density of liquid water _________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation is called

• a continental deflection.

• the Coriolis effect.

• a pressurized deflection.

• a rotational deflection.

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

• True
• False

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
• Both A and B

Two types of water currents are

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

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

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