Ocean Currents - Grade 5 and 6

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

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

Currents that are far beneath the surface

• deep ocean currents
• surface currents
• current
• global winds

Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

• warm and salty

• cold and salty

• warm and fresh

• cold and fresh

What is the lowest part of a wave?

• Wavelength

• Deep currents

• Coriolis Effect

• Downwelling

• Trough

Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air mass
• front

Where would I find the most dense ocean water?

• At the surface

• In the middle

• At the bottom

• Lake Michigan

The distance between two wave crests is called

• Upwelling

• Coriolis Effect

• Wavelength

• Crest

What is the highest part of a wave?

• Trough

• Gyres

• Crest

• Storm Surge

• Surface currents