Oceans Currents

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

• Salt

• Water

• Heat

• Oxygen

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Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

• Southern Hemisphere

• Continents

• Equator

• Poles

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

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• warm and cold

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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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What is the primary driving force behind ocean currents?

• Wind

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Earth's rotation

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Which ocean current is known for its warm water and affects the climate of Western Europe?

• California Current

• Gulf Stream

• Kuroshio Current

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

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What is the term for the large system of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements?

• Gyre

• Eddy

• Tide

• Wave

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