Deep Ocean Currents

Deep Ocean currents caused by

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Differences in density

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In both the Indian and Pacific Oceans, deep water begins to warm up and ______________, joining back in with the Gulf Stream.

• sinks

• rises

• freezes

• evaporates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Why is upwelling (deep water moving to the surface) important?

• Upwelling makes the ocean more salty.

• Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life

• Upwelling controls the tides

• Upwelling helps sailors to navigate the seas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The regular movements of water far below the surface of the oceans are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• Surface Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Compared with surface currents, deep currents are

• colder and less dense.

• warmer and less dense.

• warmer and denser.

• colder and denser.

What is this current's name?

• North Pacific

• Gulf Stream

• South Pacific

• Antarctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A large rotating ocean current is called a:

• tsunami

• gyre

• wave

• swell

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• warm and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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