Exit Ticket - Ocean Circulation Part 3

Fill in the blank: Downwelling is the vertical movement of surface water ______ in the water column.

• downward

• upward

• sideways

• horizontally

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What happens during the Antarctic Convergence?

• Cold, dense Antarctic waters converge with warmer, less dense sub-Antarctic waters.

• Cold water from the north meets warm water from the south, causing a decrease in marine biodiversity.

• The convergence of two warm water currents leads to a rise in sea temperature.

• The Antarctic Convergence is a region where icebergs form due to the mixing of cold and warm air currents.

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Which current flows along the western coast of Africa in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre?

• Canary Current

• Labrador Current

• Agulhas Current

• Benguela Current

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What is the best studied of all ocean currents?

• Gulf Stream

• Kuroshio Current

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

• Agulhas Current

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What unique biology is associated with the Sargasso Sea?

• Sargassum

• Coral Reefs

• Mangroves

• Kelp Forests

What are warm-core rings in the context of the Gulf Stream?

• Cold water trapped in loop surrounded by warmer water

• Warmer Sargasso Sea water trapped in loop surrounded by cool water

• Unique biological populations

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Fill in the blank: Meanders or loops in the Gulf Stream may cause loss of water volume and generate _________.

• warm-core rings and cold-core rings

• tropical cyclones

• oceanic trenches

• underwater volcanoes

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What is the Loop Current?

• A cold ocean surface current in the Gulf of Mexico

• A warm ocean surface current in the Gulf of Mexico

• A warm ocean surface current in the Atlantic Ocean

• A cold ocean surface current in the Atlantic Ocean

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Hurricanes (a)   when passing over warm cores.

• weaken

• intensify

• remain unchanged

• dissipate

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The Norwegian Current is a water current that flows along which country's coast?

• Sweden

• Norway

• Denmark

• Finland

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