Currents and Climates

What is the major cause of surface currents?

• dolphins

• wind

• hurricanes

• tides

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Why does cold water sink in a convection current?

• Less dense

• more dense

• Less humid

• More humid

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• Ocean currents

• Air Masses

• The Equator

• Earth's rotation

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What powers oceans and wind currents?

• Corilois effect

• Earth's rotation

• The sun

• The wind

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Cold ocean currents originate near the ​ (a)   because this is where the Earth receives the least amount of heat. Warm ocean currents originate near the ​ (b)   because this is where the Earth gets the most direct energy from the ​ (c)   .

• equator

• Sun

• Poles

• continents

• jet stream

• hurricanes

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causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

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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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When surface currents meet continents they ___?

• Stop moving

• Are deflected (change paths)

• Continue in the direction they were going

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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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A surface current effects the  ________________ of nearby land.

• climate

• daily temperature

• winds

• toast

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