Coriolis Effect and Ocean Currents

Ocean currents affect climates around the world. Based on the map, which area MOST likely has a warmer climate than expected?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• both

• neither

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents

• global winds

• air mass

• front

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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

Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• both

• neither

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

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When surface currents meet continents they ___?

• Stop moving

• Are deflected (change paths)

• Continue in the direction they were going

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What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions? 

• Gases in the ocean

• The rotation of the Earth

• Temperature differences

• Continental deflection

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How does the Coriolis Effect influence ocean currents in the Southern Hemisphere?

• A) It causes currents to deflect to the left

• B) It causes currents to deflect to the right

• C) It has no effect on ocean currents

• D) It reverses the direction of ocean currents

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Which of the following best describes the Coriolis Effect?

• A) The deflection of moving objects due to Earth's rotation

• B) The gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans

• C) The heating of ocean water by the sun

• D) The movement of tectonic plates

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