Deep Ocean Currents

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the 

• Gulf Stream

• California Current

• North Equatorial Current

• Brazil Current

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• Salt

• Water

• Heat

• Oxygen

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The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

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

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

• Conduction

• Global Wind Patterns

• Convection Currents

• Temperature and salinity

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What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's spinning on its axis

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's force of gravity

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What causes vertical ocean currents?

• The phase of the moon.

• The gravitational attraction of the sun

• Commercial boating activities.

• The temperature and salinity of ocean water

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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• High tide and low tide

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What is the primary driving force behind deep ocean currents?

• Wind patterns

• Earth's rotation

• Temperature and salinity differences

• Tidal forces

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Which of the following best describes the thermohaline circulation?

• A shallow water current driven by wind

• A deep ocean current driven by temperature and salinity

• A surface current influenced by the moon

• A tidal wave caused by earthquakes

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