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WorksheetsOcean Currents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
The main cause of thermohaline currents is
wind
earthquakes
density
pressure
Which is not true about salty water?
Floats on top of freshwater
Higher density
It has more molecules than freshwater
It sinks at the bottom of a container
What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?
Warm salty water
Warm water
Cold water
Cold salty water
Which pictures shows the correct "Global Conveyor Belt"?
Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?
warm and salty
cold and salty
warm and fresh
cold and fresh
Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.
60%
70%
80%
90%
The following are the oceans according to size
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic
Smaller bodies of salt water are called
seas
lakes
oceans
rivers
The deepest parts of the ocean are called
trenches
abyss
deep sea plain
guyot
________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel
gravity and the Coriolis Effect
temperature and salinity
wind and climate
temperature and the Coriolis Effect
The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.
halinethermal circulation
thermohaline circulation
thermodensity circulation
As plants and animals in the ocean die, the nutrients produced from their decay _____.
are recycled by the Global Conveyor Belt
sink to the bottom
are destroyed by sunlight
become coral reefs
The changes in condition of the atmosphere at a particular place over a short period of time
climate
weather
plate tectonics
