Ocean Currents

If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no

• Greenhouse effect
• Coriolis effect
• Global warming
• Convection

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air mass
• front

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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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What affects the density of water?

• Salt

• Temperature

• The seasons of the year

• Both A and B

Two types of ocean currents are

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

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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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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents
• Deep Currents
• Shallow Currents
• Surface Currents

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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