ocean currents

ocean currents

8th Grade

11 Qs

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ocean currents

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

______ causes surface currents.

The Coriolis Effect

gravity

density differences

wind

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

________ 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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

halinethermal circulation

thermohaline circulation

thermodensity circulation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

California Current
Surface Current
Gyre
Global Conveyor Belt

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