Ocean Currents & Waves

The 4 main factors that influences currents wordwide are...

• Wind

• Earth's rotation

• Density difference

• The Land

• Ocean Life

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The deflection of wind and water currents due to the rotation of the Earth is called...

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Cornea Effect

• The Corona Virus

• The Toyota Corolla

• Equatorial Deflection

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what are the two factors that influence the density of the water in thermohaline circulation?

• Depth

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Pressure

• Wind

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In the northern hemisphere, gyres rotate ____________, while in the southern hemisphere, gyres rotate ____________.

• Clockwise; Counterclockwise

• Counterclockwise; Clockwise

• South; North

• North; South

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Similar to the greenhouse effect, the ocean...

• Traps thermal energy from the sun.

• Is a big cause of global warming.

• Provides nutrients to all the plants of Earth.

• Protects us from harmful radiation.

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To help regulate Earth's temperature, warm water tends to travel towards the __________, while cool water travels towards the __________.

• North and South Poles; The equator

• North; South

• East; West

• The equator; North and South Poles

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The majority of the Sun's radiation is concentrated near the Equator, the ocean helps redistribute some of this heat by...

• causing a lot of rain at the poles, cooling it down.

• Carrying thermal energy to the poles through clouds.

• Carrying thermal energy trapped in warm water to the poles.

• Pushing warm water deep below the ocean surface through downwelling.

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This Image represents...

• Downwelling

• Upwelling

• Thermohaline circulation

• Rip Current

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One reason breaking waves in places like Hawaii and California are more dramatic and better for surfing is...

• The wind is stronger in Florida, keeping the waves from breaking dramatically.

• The ocean floor and shoreline in Florida is much steeper, causing waves to not get as tall.

• The ocean floor in California and Hawaii is much steeper, causing waves to get taller and break more dramatically.

• There are too many tourists in Florida, so people do not like to surf here.

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Ocean waves are known as orbital progressive waves, what does this mean?

• Ocean waves get taller as they move forward.

• The energy in the wave moves in a circular pattern as it moves up and down.

• The energy in the wave moves up and down as it moves forward.

• The energy in the wave move in a circular pattern as it move forward.

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