Chapter 14B

A _______ is a flow of seawater through an area of relatively stationary water around it.

• Current

• Wave

• Tide

• Ripple

Fill in the blank: _______ are set in motion by winds and tend to follow global winds called prevailing winds.

• Surface currents

• Ocean tides

• Deep sea currents

• Continental drifts

Fill in the blank: _______ blow from the west and toward the poles, moving surface waters east.

• Prevailing westerlies

• Trade winds

• Polar easterlies

• Doldrums

Ocean currents are affected by the rotation of the earth through the _______.

• Coriolis effect

• Greenhouse effect

• Tidal forces

• Magnetic field

What is a gyre?

• A large system of rotating ocean currents

• A type of bird

• A musical instrument

• A mathematical term

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a result of man's carelessness and strong oceanic ________.

• currents

• waves

• tides

• winds

What is the major warm current located in the West Atlantic Ocean?

• Kuroshio Current

• Gulf Stream

• Canary Current

• Labrador Current

The Kuroshio Current flows along the east coast of Asia toward which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• South America

Fill in the blank: Cold ocean currents along a coast can dry air so much that a ______ forms.

• desert

• forest

• lake

• mountain

What is upwelling?

• A process where warm water rises to the surface

• A process where cold, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface

• A process where water evaporates quickly

• A process where water freezes