ocean currents 7/8

1. Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Density

• Earth's Rotation

• All of the above

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2. Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Density

• Earth's Rotation

• All of the above

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3. The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• The tides

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Gravity

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4. The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• cold

• freezing

• warm

• fresh

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise

• both

• counter clockwise

• neither

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6. What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• upwelling

• gyre

• conveyor belt

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7. Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

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8. Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current

• Surface Currents

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Gulf Stream

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9. The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

• halinethermal circulation

• thermodensity circulation

• thermohaline circulation

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

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• wind and climate

• temperature and salinity

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect