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OCEAN CURRENTS ACTIVITY(9th B)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ocean currents are driven by the wind and tides.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

The ocean currents control the motion of the top ____% of the ocean's water.

a)

25

b)

90

c)

10

3.

The deep ocean currents control the motion of the other ____% of the ocean's water.

a)

90

b)

25

c)

10

4.

In the open ocean ________ is the major force behind surface currents.

a)

tide

b)

wind

c)

sunlight

5.

Near the shore surface currents are driven by both the wind and _______.

a)

sunlight

b)

tides

c)

density

6.

Water as deep as _______ meters is still affected by the wind at the ocean's surface.

a)

100

b)

40

c)

250

d)

400

7.

The surface currents all over the earth form big loops called __________.

a)

coriolis effect

b)

tides

c)

gyres

8.

The gyres travel clockwise in the ____________ hemisphere.

a)

southern

b)

eastern

c)

western

d)

northern

9.

The gyres travel counter clockwise in the ____________ hemisphere.

a)

southern

b)

western

c)

northern

d)

eastern

10.

___________________ is the major streams of wind forming loop like patterns around the ocean basins.

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Corilis effect

c)

Gyres