Ocean Climate Atmosphere

What causes wind to blow?

• Animal movement

• Ocean currents

• Similar air temperatures

• Differences in air temperatures

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Currents that occur at or near the top layer of the ocean are called

• tidal currents

• convection currents

• deep currents

• surface currents

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• the Coriolis Effect

• convection

• salinity

• temperature differences

• wind

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The deflection of currents due to Earth's rotation is called the

• Rotation Effect

• Current Effect

• Upwelling Effect

• Deflection Effect

• Coriolis Effect

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The Coriolis Effect changes a current's path due to Earth's

• rotation

• winds

• tides

• temperature differences

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Surface currents and deep ocean currents join together to make

• the East Australian Current

• warm currents

• the global conveyor belt

• the Coriolis Effect

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• salt

• heat

• oxygen

• nutrients

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When an ocean current comes from the equator,

what type of water does it bring water to the places it passes.

• warmer than expected water

• colder than expected water

• no change in the water

• temperature of water dependent on season

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True or False: Changes to ocean currents affect how much

energy is brought to (or taken away from) a location.

• True

• False

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Which statement is true?

• Water takes longer than land to heat up and cool down

• Land takes longer than water to heat up and cool down

• Water and land heat up and cool down at the same rate

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