Ocean Currents

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

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______ causes deep ocean currents

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• wind

• density differences

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Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• fluctuate

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_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

• Earth's rotation

• gravity

• wind

• density

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________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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What affects the density of water?

• Salt

• Temperature

• The seasons of the year

• Both A and B

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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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Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents
• Deep Currents
• Shallow Currents
• Surface Currents

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