Quiz on Ocean Currents

flowing below 100 meters

fueled by solar energy

driven by water density

driven by wind

Shape of ocean basins

Temperature of water

Coriolis effect

Global wind patterns

Salinity

Increases density

Decreases density

No effect on density

Makes water less dense

It causes water to sink and drive deep ocean currents

It causes water to rise and form surface currents

It has no effect on ocean currents

It makes water less dense

Creates vertical circulation by density differences

Stops the movement of ocean currents

Only affects surface currents

Has no impact on nutrient circulation

By transporting heat from the equator to the poles

By cooling the ocean surface

By increasing salinity

By stopping deep ocean currents

Higher salinity causes water to sink and move along the ocean bottom

Higher salinity causes water to rise to the surface

Salinity has no effect on deep ocean currents

Higher salinity makes water less dense