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WorksheetsOCEAN CURRENTS ACTIVITY(9th B)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ocean currents are driven by the wind and tides.
TRUE
FALSE
The ocean currents control the motion of the top ____% of the ocean's water.
25
90
10
The deep ocean currents control the motion of the other ____% of the ocean's water.
90
25
10
In the open ocean ________ is the major force behind surface currents.
tide
wind
sunlight
Near the shore surface currents are driven by both the wind and _______.
sunlight
tides
density
Water as deep as _______ meters is still affected by the wind at the ocean's surface.
100
40
250
400
The surface currents all over the earth form big loops called __________.
coriolis effect
tides
gyres
The gyres travel clockwise in the ____________ hemisphere.
southern
eastern
western
northern
The gyres travel counter clockwise in the ____________ hemisphere.
southern
western
northern
eastern
___________________ is the major streams of wind forming loop like patterns around the ocean basins.
Greenhouse effect
Corilis effect
Gyres
