Earth and Environmental Quiz 3.1

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

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

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

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

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

Ocean currents affect climates around the world. Based on the map, which area MOST likely has a warmer climate than expected?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the 

• Gulf Stream
• California Current
• North Equatorial Current
• Brazil Current

Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• Salt
• Water
• Heat
• Oxygen

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

• Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

• Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

• The weather at the polar regions

• The directions that ships travel in the oceans

The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Non-El Nino (normal conditions)