WorksheetsCurrents
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What force guides the movement of deep currents?
a)
density differences
b)
wind
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
continental barriers
2.
The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and occurs at or near the ocean's surface is a(n) _________________.
a)
density current
b)
surface current
c)
turbidity current
3.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
4.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
5.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
spirally
b)
unevenly
c)
circularly
d)
kinetically
6.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
The fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
d)
The fact that it's more dense than cold air
7.
Cold water from deep in the ocean contains
a)
sea turtles
b)
surface currents
c)
solar energy
d)
nutrients
8.
The hot "line" around the center of the earth is called the
a)
Equalibrium
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
9.
What factors create deep ocean currents?
a)
Increase in salinity; increase in temperature
b)
Decrease in salinity; decrease in temperature
c)
Increase in salinity; decrease in temperature
d)
Decrease in salinity; increase in temperature
10.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
11.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
12.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
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