Thermohaline Circulation Lesson

Which is not true about salty water?

• Floats on top of freshwater

• Higher density

• It has more molecules than freshwater

• It sinks at the bottom of a container

Based on the graph, which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

• Warm water sinks to the bottom of the ocean

• Cold water flows in the deepest part of the ocean

• Warm water flows on the bottom of the ocean

• Cold water remains stationary in the deepest part of the ocean

At which point of the Earth does warm ocean water rise?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which pictures shows the correct "Global Conveyor Belt"?

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What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

• Warm salty water

• Warm water

• Cold water

• Cold salty water

What does the red line represent?

• Warm water which has become even more salty

• Warm water which has become less salty

• Cold water

• Cold salty water

The two properties of ocean water that influence density are:

• location and precipitation

• salinity and speed

• speed and temperature

• temperature and salinity

Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

• warm and salty

• cold and salty

• warm and fresh

• cold and fresh

Thermohaline circulation distributes which of the following?

• heat

• nutrients

• oxygen

• all of the above

______ causes deep ocean currents

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• wind

• density differences