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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As you go deeper into the ocean, the water gets
a)
warmer and salty
b)
colder and salty
c)
colder and less salty
d)
freezing and salty
2.
Global winds affect
a)
deep currents
b)
surface currents
c)
both A and B
3.
True or False: Climate and weather are affected by ocean currents.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gyre
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
Surface Current
d)
Global Conveyor Belt
5.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
Global Conveyor Belt
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Surface Currents
d)
El Nino
6.
A cool current in the Pacific Ocean near North America that brings cold water down from Canada.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
La Nina
c)
Global Conveyor Belt
d)
California Current
7.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
Jet Stream
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
8.
What are two types of currents?
a)
local and global
b)
coastal and inland
c)
deep and surface
d)
deep and swift
9.
The California Current on the western coast of the United States carries _______ water down from Canada.
a)
warm
b)
freezing
c)
salty
d)
cold
10.
Cold currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
Equator
c)
Both A and D
d)
The South Pole
11.
Warm currents generally come from
a)
The Poles
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
Waves
d)
Equator
12.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter-clockwise
c)
neither direction
d)
in a straight line
13.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter-clockwise
c)
neither
d)
straight
14.
What happens to a current when it comes into contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
it continues in a straight path
b)
it stops moving
c)
it changes directions
15.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
hot
b)
warm
c)
freezing
d)
cold
16.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
the tides
b)
the Earth rotating around the sun
c)
the waves
d)
the Earth rotating on its axis
17.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
density
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
temperature
d)
salinity
18.
Surface currents such as the Gulf Stream
a)
move warm water from higher latitudes to lower latitudes
b)
transport many times more water than all of the rivers in the world
c)
are formed in parts of the ocean where water density is great
d)
move in a straight line across oceans
19.
In which direction do global winds blow ocean currents near the water?
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
counter-clockwise
d)
away from the poles
20.
Which surface current is deflected by the continent of South America?
a)
California Current
b)
Labrador Current
c)
Brazil Current
d)
North Equatorial Current
21.
How do you calculate wave speed?
a)
divide wave period by wavelength
b)
divide wavelength by wave period
c)
deivide wave height by wave period
d)
multiply wavelength by wave height
22.
Why do waves increase in height as they approach the shore?
a)
they are forced onto narrow land
b)
water particles speed up
c)
water density decreases
d)
waves interact with the ocean floor
23.
Which direction does an undertow flow?
a)
the same as the wave
b)
at a right angle to the wave
c)
the opposite of the wave
d)
parallel to shore
24.
What transports the most sediment in beach environments?
a)
breakers
b)
longshore currents
c)
surf
d)
undertow
25.
An earthquake causes a tsunami because the force of the quake
a)
pushes a large body of water upward
b)
pushes water down toward the source
c)
flows surface water away from the shore
d)
meets the force of the currents
26.
A __________ __________ could strike the coast if a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico is moving towards the US mainland.
a)
cold front
b)
storm surge
c)
longshore current
d)
deep-water wave
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