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Circulation in Earth's ocean

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word GYRE?

a)

Waves in the ocean

b)

A type of fish that lives in the pacific ocean

c)

someone that comes up with myths about the ocean

d)

A large system of rotating ocean currents

2.

What is the definition of convection?

a)

A special name for deep ocean currents in the Atlantic ocean

b)

A special name for surface currents in the Atlantic ocean

c)

Rain falling into the ocean

d)

The movement of matter due to differences in density

3.

What would you consider yourself to be?

a)

Deep ocean current

b)

Surface current

4.

What is a ocean current

a)

A continuous directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water

b)

small pieces of trash gathered in one area

c)

Small waves that form over and over

5.

Biosphere?

a)

The new iPhone 12

b)

A TV

c)

All the living organisms on earth

d)

The plant in my house

6.

Geosphere definition?

a)

earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

b)

the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere

c)

regions of matter that make up the earth

d)

based on or derived from the physical features of an area.

7.

atmosphere definition?

a)

the area of a circle

b)

The gaseous envelope of a celestial body, such as a planet.

8.

what is an example of hydrosphere

a)

all the animals in the planet

b)

all the bodies of water on earth

c)

all the electronics in the planet

d)

The plants on earth

9.

Coriolis effect

a)

an illusion that causes you to temporarily forget your memory

b)

something a magician does to distract the audience

c)

earth's rotation on the pathway of the wind

10.

When rivers flow into the ocean, the salinity…

a)

increases

b)

decreases