Oceanography Review

Deep currents are caused by differences in the _______________ ocean water.

• clarity of

• sun's effect on

• density of

• salinity of

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The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called the _______________ .

• La Niña
•  El Niño
• Coriolis effect
• Currents

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Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?

• surface currents

• deep currents

• waves

• Coriolis effect

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

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Cold ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole 
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Either Pole

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A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquids is called: 

• salinity
• density
• deflection
• upwelling

A measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit of volume (=mass/volume) is called:

• salinity
• density
• current
• thermohaline

A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean’s surface is called:

• ocean current
• deep current
• convection current
• surface current

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The density of ocean water depends on what two factors?

• temperature and global winds
• temperature and nutrients
• salinity and upwelling
• salinity and temperature

What happens to particles as they are heated?

• move faster and farther apart
• become more dense
• more slower and closer together
• they sink

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