Thermohaline Circulation

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• fluctuate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• warm and salty

• cold and salty

• warm and fresh

• cold and fresh

As currents warm near the equator, the currents

• float

• circulate

• sink

• rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the "engines" of the AMOC thermohaline circulation?

• Prevailing winds

• Differences in tidal forces

• Gravitational force of the moon

• Differences in densities

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is NOT a consequence of the AMOC (thermohaline circ) shutting down?

• W. Europe will get colder

• There would be food shortages in W. Europe

• It could cause climate migration as W. Europe would not be conducive for living

• W. Europe would warm.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

If the thermohaline flow stopped, what would happen?

• Europe and North America would get warmer winters

• Europe would become a desert

• The eastern part of the US would become a desert

• Europe and North America would get colder winters

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When surface currents meet continents they ___?

• Stop moving

• Are deflected (change paths)

• Continue in the direction they were going

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the primary driving force behind thermohaline circulation?

• Wind patterns

• Salinity and temperature differences

• Earth's rotation

• Tidal forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which ocean current is a major component of the thermohaline circulation?

• Gulf Stream

• Kuroshio Current

• California Current

• Agulhas Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does an increase in salinity affect the density of seawater?

• Decreases density

• Increases density

• No effect on density

• Causes density to fluctuate