Currents, Waves, Tides

Which of the following oceanic water movements has the most direct effect on the growth of producers?

• upwelling

• deep current

• surface current

• convection current

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Oceanic movements located far below the surface.

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents

• Deep currents

• Surface currents

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Currents are on the surface or less than 100 meters deep (330 feet)

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents

• Deep currents

• Surface currents

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The hot water from surface currents replaces the colder, denser water that sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents

• Deep currents

• Surface currents

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The winds on the surface cause the warm surface water to be replaced by colder, nutrient-rich water. 

• Ocean currents

• Continental deviations

• Coriolis effect

• Upwelling

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Surface currents are primarily driven by

• Coriolis Effect

• Wind

• Upwelling

• Moon

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What famous current did Nemo's father ride?

• Gulf Stream

• East Australian Current

• Brazilian Current

• West Pacific Current

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The differences in temperature and salinity in ocean water cause:

• Mid-oceanic mountain ranges

• Deep currents

• Surface currents

• High tide and low tide

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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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Two types of water currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• hot and cold

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