Unit 2 Review- Marine Science

The horizontal flow of water through the ocean

• el nino

• Coriolis effect

• ocean currents

• gyre

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What is shown by the yellow ? on the map?

• gyres

• deep currents

• trade winds

• El Niño

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What phenomenon is shown by this map?

• El Niño

• La Niña

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What phenomenon is shown by the map with the ? beside it?

• El Niño

• La Niña

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Under the influence of the Coriolis effect, wind-driven surface currents combine into huge circular systems called

• convections

• el nino

• la nina

• gyres

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Currents near the ____ bring warm water to areas where they circulate (ex: the Gulf Stream)

• equator

• poles

• gyres

• land

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Ocean currents near the _____ bring cool water to areas where they circulate ( ex: The California Current)

• equator

• poles

• gyres

• land

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Winds that move West, East, North, and South and are near the equator are called

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Current Winds

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Winds that move from the East to the West and are usually significantly above or below the equator

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Current Winds

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Winds that move from the West toward the East and are usually significantly above or below the equator

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Current Winds

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