Ocean Conveyor Belt

What is the term used to describe the process of deep underwater currents mixing the ocean's waters on a global scale?

• Thermohaline circulation

• Surface currents

• Thermocline

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What factors influence the density of seawater?

• Temperature and salinity

• Wind patterns and temperature

• Salinity and wind patterns

• Temperature and ocean currents

What is the top layer of the ocean called?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Abyssopelagic

How are surface waters replenished with nutrients?

• Through upwelling of nutrient-rich deep water

• Through evaporation of surface water

• Through the Gulf Stream current

• Through the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the primary driving force of the ocean conveyor belt?

• North Atlantic Deep Water

• Gulf Stream

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

• Thermohaline circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the average depth of the deep ocean layer?

• 1 kilometer

• 2 kilometers

• 3 kilometers

• 4 kilometers

What is the term used to describe the movement of water from the bottom of an ocean basin or lake to the surface?

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Thermocline

• Overturning

What is the name of the current that moves a lot of water very quickly around the continent of Antarctica?

• Gulf Stream

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

• North Atlantic Deep Water

• Thermohaline circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What role does ocean temperature play in the conveyor belt?

• It determines the speed of the conveyor belt

• It determines the direction of the conveyor belt

• It has no effect on the conveyor belt

• It is not mentioned in the text

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long does it take for the conveyor belt to turn over the ocean's waters and make one complete trip around Earth?

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 300 years

• 500 years