Ocean Currents

Where do warm currents originate from?

• the Equator

• the poles

• Hawaii

• Iceland

True or False: Surface currents affect coastal climates.

• True

• False

Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

The circulation of hot and cold fluids (liquids and gases)

• convection

• radiation

• density

• temperature

What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

• Warm salty water

• Warm water

• Cold water

• Cold salty water

________ 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

The Gulf Stream is an example of a  _______________

• upwelling

• surface current

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

The salt content of a substance

• density

• temperature

• convection

• salinity

Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold