Waves, Currents, Tides

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

• Cool the coast

• Warm the coast

• Cause snow to fall

• Cause higher tides

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In what direction does an undertow flow?

• same direction as the wave

• right angles to the wave

• parallel to the wave

• opposite direction as the wave

What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Spring tide

• Longshore current

• Tsunami

• Swell

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When you are playing in the ocean, you must watch out for ____, a spot where the longshore current carries water back into the ocean.

• swell

• rip tide

• neap tide

• trough

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The height of a wave is MOST affected by the

• speed of the wind

• speed of the ocean

• salinity of the ocean

• amount of solar energy

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Surface currents and waves are powered by

• wind and heat

• wind and tides

• boats and wind

• heat and weather

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What is the name of the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean? 

• Gulf of Mexico 

• Pacific Steam 

• Gulf Stream

• Atlantic Ocean steam 

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Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm 

• Freezing

• Fresh

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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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