Coriolis Effect and Ocean Currents

What is the coriolis effect?

• The rotation of the earth and appearing as a deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and a deflection to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. It makes thinks look as though they are curved.

• The effect in which winds and waters move straight up and down on earth.

• The effect that states that the moon causes water and winds to spin on earth.

• None of the above

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During the coriolis effect, what direction do winds in the northern hemisphere bend?

• Right

• Left

• Up

• Down

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During the coriolis effect, what direction do winds in the southern hemisphere bend?

• Right

• Left

• Up

• Down

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What caused all the rubber ducks to float in different directions during the video we watched?

• The ships launched them in different directions

• They were remote controlled

• The ocean currents that go different directions

• All of the above

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What is the "Great Conveyor Belt" of Earth?

• A conveyor belt in factories that produce rapid amounts of products

• A conveyor belt of ocean currents that wraps all the way around Earth

• Many mid-ocean ridges connected with each other

• None of the above

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What types of ocean currents are there? Select all that apply.

• Surface Currents

• Mid Currents

• Bottom Currents

• Deep-Ocean Currents

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What portion of ocean currents do surface currents make up?

• 2%

• 5%

• 10%

• 90%

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What portion of ocean currents do deep-ocean currents make up?

• 2%

• 5%

• 10%

• 90%

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How many meters down do surface currents go?

• 100m

• 50m

• 100m

• 400m

What are riptides?

• Strong, powerful currents that rip rocks in half

• Strong, powerful currents that flow towards shore

• Strong, powerful currents that flow away from shore

• Tides that are half the size of a normal tide