Ocean Currents

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Density

• Earth's Rotation

• All of the above

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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

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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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What is a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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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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onstantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Surface Currents

• Gulf Stream

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Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface

• The middle

• The bottom

• Lake Michigan

What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions? 

• Gases in the ocean

• The rotation of the Earth

• Temperature differences

• Continental deflection

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How does air move away from the poles and toward the equator?

• Warm air near the equator rises and moves to the poles.

• Cool air at the poles sinks and moves to the equator.

  
  

• Warm air at the poles sinks and moves to the equator.

• Cold air near the equator rises and moves to the poles.

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