Hydrology - Oceans - Practice - Holden

What happens to the temperature of the ocean as depth increases?

• it stays the same

• it increases

• it decreases

• it increases, then decreases

Which of the following causes both surface currents and waves?

• moon

• earthquakes

• heat

• wind

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In the Northern Hemisphere, currents curve to the right because of ______________________________.

• longshore drift

• the moon's gravity

• pressure

• the Coriolis Effect

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Deep ocean currents are caused by

• the moon's gravity

• differences in density

• the Coriolis Effect

• surface winds

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Where does most of the water evaporation on

Earth come from?

• Transpiring plants

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Surface lakes

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• The beach

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Cold ocean currents generally come from

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

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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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Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

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What term is the measure of dissolved salts in water?

• Thermocline
• Salinity
• Saltiness
• Tides