Physical Oceanography

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise
• counter clockwise
• both
• neither

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Surface currents are a result of

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

Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan

What is the Gulf Stream?

• a surface current
• deep current
• a river
• a climate event

what causes tides

• moon
• wind
• earthquakes
• people

Movement of water through oceans

• current
• tide
• wave 
• upwelling

Circular surface currents

• deep ocean currents
• longshore currents
• rip currents
• gyres

Which of the following is not a cause of a tsunami? 

• Volcanic eruption
• Tornado
• Underwater earthquakes
• Landslide