Oceans Lesson 10: Practice

Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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Match the following

• Movement you see on the surface and they are created by wind. you see them while on the beach

• Waves

• This is a type of ocean movement created by the moon's gravity

• Depth

• the amount of salt in the ocean

• Salinity

• This describes how deep the ocean gets

• Currents

• Ocean movement created by temperature changes in water. It can also effect's how ship travel

• Tides

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What is the main cause of the Tides?

• Rain

• Storms

• The Moon

• Wind

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Which type of ocean movement is created by the wind?

• Waves

• Sharks

• Currents

• Tides

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