Circulation in Earth's Oceans

A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Gulf Stream

• Surface Current

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Surface Currents

• Gulf Stream

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The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

• California Current

• Surface Current

• Gyre

• Global Conveyor Belt

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_______ and ________ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel.

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• wind and climate

• temperature and salinity

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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Evelyn and Harper are studying ocean currents. They learn that Thermohaline Circulation is caused by...

• density differences

• temperature differences

• salinity differences

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During a science class, Aria and Avery learned that temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• High tide and low tide

Thermohaline Circulation is caused by...

• density differences

• temperature differences

• salinity differences

Thermohaline circulation distributes which of the following?

• heat

• carbon dioxide

• nutrients

• all of these

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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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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global wind patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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