Ocean Currents

What is the highest part of a wave?

• trough

• Gyres

• Crest

• Storm Surge

• Surface currents

What is the lowest part of a wave?

• Wavelength

• Deep currents

• Coriolis Effect

• Downwelling

• Trough

What brings nutrients from the deeper parts of the ocean to the surface?

• Downwelling

• Density

• Trough

• Gyres

• Upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The distance between two wave crests is called

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Upwelling

• Coriolis Effect

• Wavelength

• Crest

The curved paths of global winds and surface currents are caused by...

• Cold air near the poles

• the Coriolis Effect

• warm air near the equator

• Continental deflection

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What does a surface current do when it deflects?

• gains speed

• Always gets colder

• floods the land

• changes direction

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The density of water increases when (2 answers)

• temperature decreases

• temperature stays mild

• Salinity decreases

• Salinity increases

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following processes increase the density of ocean water?

• Meltwater from thawing ice flows into the ocean.

• Warm water increases the water temperature

• Evaporation of surface water

• Warm water rises from deep currents.

Which currents carry warm water away from the equator?

• Surface currents

• Deep ocean currents

• Cold water surface currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Compared with surface currents, deep currents are...

• colder and less dense

• warmer and less dense

• Warmer and denser

• colder and much more dense

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