Motions of Ocean

The hemisphere where you live.

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

What are ocean currents?

• streams of lava flowing through water

• columns of air moving through water

• bubbles moving through water

• rivers of water flowing through water

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What causes the water in the ocean to evaporate?

• heat from the sun

• storms

• ocean currents

• low temperatures

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Why aren't rivers and lakes salty?

• All the salt dissolves.

• Rain water carries minerals away to the oceans.

• All salt forms in the ocean.

• Rivers carry salt from oceans to lakes.

The amount of salt in the oceans has increased over time.

• True

• False

Which direction do the currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn?

• counterclockwise

• clockwise

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Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

• Mid-ocean ridges
• Deep Currents
• Surface Currents
• High tide and low tide

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

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

• Gulf Stream
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Current
• Gyre

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