Gulf Stream Comprehension

Choose two things that affect Christchurch, New Zealand’s air temperature:

• It's close distance from the South Pole

• It's longitude and extremely far distance from the equator

• It's latitude and the ocean current that passes its shore

• Extremely dry climate and lack of ocean water surounding it

Ocean current comes from the _______, the location that receives the most energy from the sun

• United States

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf Stram

• equator

Which American president mapped a strong current called the Gulf Stream, which flows north along the East Coast of the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

• Martin Van Buren

• Theodore Roosevelt

Understanding where the ______ _____ flows was helpful for sailors coming and going from East Coast ports because ships that sailed in the same direction as the Gulf Stream, or cut straight across it, could go faster than ships that tried to sail against it.

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf Stream

True or False - The Gulf Stream might have helped America win the Revolutionary War, because American ships were able to travel around the area more quickly than British ships.

• True

• False

The Gulf Stream forms near the tip of _______ and flows north, carrying warm water from the Caribbean up the east coast of North America and across the North Atlantic

• California

• New York

• Michigan

• Florida

This large, strong current carries more than 100 million cubic meters of water per second, more than all the world’s rivers combined.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Take Titicaca

• Peru Current

• Gulf Stream

What causes the Gulf Stream current to flow, and what determines its route? The strength and direction of the Gulf Stream are driven partly by prevailing winds—winds that always blow in the same direction and are strong enough to push ocean water around.

• The strength and direction of the Gulf Stream is determined by the matching latitude and longitude of a location.

• The strength and direction of the Gulf Stream are driven partly by prevailing winds—winds that always blow in the same direction and are strong enough to push ocean water around.

• The Gulf Stream is able to flow during a drought and the lack of rain helps determine the direction

Another factor that affects the direction of the Gulf Stream and other ocean currents is the location of the ________.

• glaciers

• oceans

• continents

• planets

The Gulf Stream warms up the air wherever it goes. The warm water carried from the equator contains a lot of energy, which transfers to the cooler air above it

• True

• False