Currents and Climates

Surface currents are caused by

• water movement

• winds

• deep water currents

• waves

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________ are large streams of moving water that flow through the oceans.

• Currents

• Coriolis effect

• Climate

• Surface

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The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called the ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• coriolis effect
• Coriolis effect
• current
• climate
• horse lattitudes

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_____________ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.

• Currents

• Climate

• Coriolis effect

• Surface currents

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Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?

• surface currents

• deep currents

• waves

• Coriolis effect

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In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?

• curve counterclockwise

• curve clockwise

• reverse direction

• sink

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Unlike waves, currents do not mover water from one place to another.

• True

• False

Earth's rotation causes the Coriolis effect?

• True

• False

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Which photo identifies a sea breeze?

• The top picture

• neither of them

• the bottom picture

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In a land breeze, the cool air flows from the ______ to the ______ to repeat the convection current.

• ocean, land

• atmosphere, land

• land, atmosphere

• land, ocean

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