Ocean Currents and Climates

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

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

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Why is upwelling important?

• Upwelling regulates ocean temperature

• Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life

• Upwelling controls the tides

• Upwelling helps sailors to navigate the seas

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

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• Salt

• Water

• Heat

• Oxygen

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The Gulf Stream carries warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, which contributes

• to a warm water surface current that flows along CA coast

• to a mild climate for the British Isles

• a cold water surface current that flows to the British Isles

• to a harsh winter in the British Isles

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The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• continental deflection

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.

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If a cold surface current, such as the California Current, flows near land ___________________________.

• Heat will transfer from land to water causing the temperature on land to decrease.

• Heat will transfer from land to water causing the temperature on land to increase.

• Heat will transfer from water to land causing the temperature on land to increase.

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What is the major cause of surface currents?

• dolphins

• wind

• hurricanes

• tides

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A surface current effects the  ________________ of nearby land.

• climate

• daily temperature

• winds

• toast

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