Ocean Current Quiz

What do we mean when we say we are protecting our oceans?

• We need to protect tourism and transportation from pirates.

• We need to look after the endangered creatures in the ocean because they provide food.

• We need to protect the oceans from pollution.

• Make sure our oceans stay healthy and

  survive long term so 

  the resources they provide are available for future generations.

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The Global Ocean Conveyor is…?

• ...a group of large currents swirling around continents.

• ...a large underwater conveyor belt used by fishing trawlers.

• ...a long moving loop of ocean currents which transport water, nutrients, plants and animals and all around the world.

• ...a conveyor belt used in supermarkets to display fish.

The Ocean Conveyor is a mixture of

• ...hot and cold swirling water deep beneath the surface.

• ...warm, shallow currents at the surface, with colder deeper currents underneath. Heat keeps it moving.

• ...icebergs from the Arctic, coming in contact with warm water in the tropics.

• ... water from big rivers and sea water.

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Where are the coldest parts of our oceans are at the north and south poles. What are they also called?

What is the name of area where the warmest parts of our ocean, warmed by the sun, are found?

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What do oceanographers call the spirals that form where hot and cold water meet?

• Swirls

• Waves

• Eddies

• Springs

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What keeps our ocean currents moving?

• Eddies

• Cold water sinking underneath warmer water.

• Warm water sinking underneath colder water.

• Water moving around islands.

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Bigger ocean animals tend to follow the moving currents because they …?

• ...can travel faster in the ocean conveyor belt.

• ... get tired swimming against them.

• ...like the warm water on the surface.

• ...eat tiny animals (zooplankton) and plants (phytoplankton) washed around in them.