Global Wind and Ocean Currents Quiz

What causes a current in a river or ocean?

• Coriolis effect

• Sunlight

• Air pressure

• Temperature

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What is the term used to describe the flow of water or air within a larger body of water or air?

• Gyre

• Convection

• Current

• Salinity

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What causes the uneven heating of Earth's surface?

• Ocean currents

• Solar energy concentration

• Coriolis effect

• Rotation of Earth

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What is the term for the pattern of high and low-pressure bands from the equator to the poles?

• Coriolis effect

• Air occurrence

• Gyre circulation

• Prevailing winds

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What causes the curving of global wind patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Rotation of Earth

• Coriolis effect

• Solar energy concentration

• Ocean currents

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What is the process called when wind-driven surface currents help to move ocean water?

• Coriolis effect

• Convection

• Upwelling

• Gyre circulation

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What is the term for the system of ocean currents that moves heat energy around the world?

• Prevailing winds

• Coriolis effect

• Gyre circulation

• Overturning circulation

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What causes the vertical movement of water in the ocean?

• Coriolis effect

• Differences in temperature and density

• Solar energy concentration

• Rotation of Earth

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