Ocean Currents quiz

the amount of salt found in water is

• temperature

• salinity

• solubility

• density

Earth's _______ causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve clockwise

• location in the galaxy

• spinning on its axis

• magnetic field

• gravity

When a current comes into contact with a continent or landmass it ...

• continues over the continent

• stops

• changes direction

• is absorbed by land

Ocean currents have an effect on

• climate and weather

• temperature and weather

• weather and density

• salinity and climate

what process brings the deem cold ocean currents up to the surface?

• density

• wind patterns

• temperature

• convection currents

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• the tides

• gravity

Warm ocean currents generally come from the area of the

• north pole

• south pole

• equator

• all of these

The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and the Coriolis Effect

• surface currents

• deep ocean currents

• global conveyor belt

• convection currents

The ________ is a system of constantly moving ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It circumnavigates the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• surface currents

• Gulf Stream

The two types of ocean currents are __________ and _____________.

(a)