Ocean Currents

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

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

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• fluctuate

________ 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

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

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

• True
• False

The weather patterns for a given region over time

• weather

• climate

• waves

• global warming

The circulation of hot and cold fluids (liquids and gases)

• convection

• radiation

• density

• temperature