Ocean currents and waves

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

• Gulf Stream
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Current
• Gyre

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The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

• California Current
• Surface Current
• Gyre
• Global Conveyor Belt

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Cold ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both the north and south poles

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Cold water is _______________ dense and ______________.

• Less, floats

• More, sinks

• Less, sinks

• More, floats

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

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The two properties of ocean water that influence density are:

• location and precipitation

• salinity and speed

• speed and temperature

• temperature and salinity

The 4 main factors that influence currents wordwide are...

• Wind

• Earth's rotation

• Density difference

• The Land

• Ocean Life

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The deflection of wind and water currents due to the rotation of the Earth is called...

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Cornea Effect

• The Corona Virus

• The Toyota Corolla

• Equatorial Deflection

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In the northern hemisphere, gyres rotate ____________, while in the southern hemisphere, gyres rotate ____________.

• Clockwise; Counterclockwise

• Counterclockwise; Clockwise

• South; North

• North; South

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