Shelton: Chapter 8 Quiz B review

Which type of currents move very slowly?

• Turtle Currents

• Snail Waves

• Deep Ocean

• Rip Tides

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What are deep ocean currents controlled by?

• The Moon

• Temperature changes

• Mood Swings

• surface currents

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What else controls deep ocean currents?

• the amount of salt

• The amount of sugar

• The wind

• Atmospheric phenomenon

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What do surface currents influence?

• The minds of children

• Deep ocean currents

• the Climate

• Lunar eclipses

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What type of current is formed by the wind?

• deep ocean

• surface

• rip tides

• tsunamis

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A stream of water moving like a river through the ocean is called what?

• Tsunami

• wave

• trench

• current

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The usual weather of an area over a long period of time is called the ___.

• Climate

• Wind

• Solar infarction

• wether

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The smallest and shallowest ocean is the ___.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

The largest, deepest ocean is called what?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Mediterranean

• Arctic

Which of the following are the 4 main oceans?

• Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian, Aegean Sea

• Indian, South China Sea, Straight of Magellan, Southern ocean

• Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian

• Pacific Rim, South China Sea, Atlantic, Arctic