Wind and Water Currents

What is the primary force that provides the energy for ocean currents?

• Ekman spiral

• Wind

• Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A circulation of ocean currents within an ocean basin is a(n) ________.

• Coriolis

• Gyre

• Eddy

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How does the Coriolis Effect deflect (bend) ocean currents?

• Deflects to the right in the northern hemisphere

• Deflects to the left in the northern hemisphere

• Does not affect ocean currents, only winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? Winds are designated (named) by the direction from which they are coming.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What is a cause of GLOBAL atmospheric circulation?

• Conduction currents

• Temperature of Earth's surface

• Coriolis Effect

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Sailing from North America to Europe, I would take advantage of what global wind pattern?

• northern westerlies

• southern westerlies

• northern easterlies

• southern easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Starting at the Equator to the poles, what are the global wind patterns?

• Trade winds, westerlies, easterlies

• Westerlies, trade winds, easterlies

• Easterlies, trade winds, westerlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the Northern hemisphere, a pilot must be aware of the Earth's __________ motion.

• Northward

• Southward

• Eastward

• Westward

Convection currents are caused by .........

• Warm air rising and cool air sinking

• Warm air sinking and cool air rising

• Warm air rising and cool air rising

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis Effect is caused by ........

• the Earth's currents

• the Earth's winds

• the Earth's rotation

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