Global Weather Patterns

What type of winds/weather does the Peru Current bring to the western coast of South America?

Choose 2 correct answers

• Cold winds

• Warm winds

• Cold weather

• Warm weather

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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   weather and winds are associated with the eastern coast of Asia.

• Warm
• Cold

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The ​ (a)   current brings ​ (b)   weather and winds to Eastern Asia.

• Kuroshio
• warm
• California
• Gulf Stream
• Antarctic
• cold
• Benguela
• Peru

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Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

• Southern Hemisphere

• Continents

• Equator

• Poles

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​ ​ ​ _________ and ________ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel​

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean currents affect climates around the world. Based on the map, which area MOST likely has a warmer climate than expected?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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How does air move away from the poles and toward the equator?

• Warm air near the equator rises and moves to the poles.

• Cool air at the poles sinks and moves to the equator.

  
  

• Warm air at the poles sinks and moves to the equator.

• Cold air near the equator rises and moves to the poles.

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What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions? 

• Gases in the ocean

• The rotation of the Earth

• Temperature differences

• Continental deflection

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What is a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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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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