Ocean Currents

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

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Two types of ocean currents are

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

What affects the density of water?

• Salt

• Temperature

• The seasons of the year

• Temperature and salinity

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Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What heats the Earth's oceans?

• People

• Boats

• a heater

• sun

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Where is ocean water the densest.

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

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

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

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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