ocean currents

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

________ 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

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

• halinethermal circulation

• thermohaline circulation

• thermodensity circulation

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

• It continues over the continent
• It stops
• It changes direction
• It is absorbed by the land

The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

• California Current
• Surface Current
• Gyre
• Global Conveyor Belt

Surface currents are mainly caused by

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

As plants and animals in the ocean die, the nutrients produced from their decay _____.

• are recycled by the Global Conveyor Belt

• sink to the bottom

• are destroyed by sunlight

• become coral reefs

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

• California Current

• Gulf Current

• North American Gyre

• Arctic Current