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Patterns of circulation in the ocean

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
2.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
3.
Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?
a)
ocean currents
b)
global winds
c)
air mass
d)
front
4.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
5.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

6.
Surface currents are mainly caused by
a)
The Coriolis Effect
b)
Cold and Warm Water
c)
Convection
d)
Wind
7.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole 
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
8.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
9.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
10.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter-clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
11.

As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

fluctuates depending on the pressure.

d)

stays the same.

12.

Which is true?

a)

Cold water is dense and sinks.

b)

Cold water is less dense and rises.

c)

Warm water is dense and sinks.

d)

Warm water is less dense and sinks.

13.
What causes warm air to rise? 
a)
The fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
d)
The fact that it's more dense than cold air
14.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
15.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

16.

______ causes deep ocean currents

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density differences

17.

Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

a)

Mid-ocean ridges

b)

Deep Currents

c)

Surface Currents

d)

High tide and low tide

18.
As salinity  increases
a)
Density increases
b)
Density decreases
19.
Currents release heat energy and this can affect an area's
a)
Oxygen
b)
Climate
c)
Upwelling
d)
Sunlight
20.

Ocean water near ice caps are?

a)

cold and salty

b)

cold and fresh

c)

warm and salty

d)

warm and fresh

21.

What is the salinity and temperature of the Antarctic Bottom Water?

a)

cold and fresh

b)

cold and salty

c)

warm and salty

d)

warm and fresh

22.

What are the names of two deep currents? Pick 2.

a)

movement of ocean water that causes La Nina events

b)

movement of ocean water caused by differences in density.

c)

jet stream

d)

trade winds

23.
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
a)
colder temperature
b)
colder temperature & more salinty
c)
warmer temperature & less salinty
d)
less salinty
24.

Which water is densest?

a)

warm fresh water

b)

cold fresh water

c)

warm salt water

d)

cold salt water

25.

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

a)

weather

b)

altitude

c)

climate

d)

atmosphere

e)

atmospheric circulation

26.

Near the North Pole, the water is super cold and salty, so it _______________.

a)

sinks

b)

rises

c)

evaporates

d)

condenses

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