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WorksheetsOcean Currents quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
the amount of salt found in water is
temperature
salinity
solubility
density
Earth's _______ causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve clockwise
location in the galaxy
spinning on its axis
magnetic field
gravity
When a current comes into contact with a continent or landmass it ...
continues over the continent
stops
changes direction
is absorbed by land
Ocean currents have an effect on
climate and weather
temperature and weather
weather and density
salinity and climate
what process brings the deem cold ocean currents up to the surface?
density
wind patterns
temperature
convection currents
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
Earth rotating around the sun
Earth rotating on its axis
the tides
gravity
Warm ocean currents generally come from the area of the
north pole
south pole
equator
all of these
The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and the Coriolis Effect
surface currents
deep ocean currents
global conveyor belt
convection currents
The ________ is a system of constantly moving ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It circumnavigates the globe.
California Current
Global Conveyor Belt
surface currents
Gulf Stream
The two types of ocean currents are __________ and _____________.
(a)
Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?
surface currents
deep currents
waves
coriolis effect
When a vast sheet of warm water moves east toward the coast of South America, which of the following occurs?
la Nina
El Nino
climate change
seasons change
What is the Gulf Stream?
a surface current
a deep current
a river
a climate event
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?
curve counterclockwise
curve clockwise
reverse direction
sink
True or False:
Unlike waves, currents do move water from one place to another.
true
false
Earth's rotation does not cause the Coriolis effect.
true
false
The Gulf stream warms nearby land areas.
true
false
Thermohaline circulation is a pattern of ocean currents driven by density differences
true
false
A surface current effects the climate of nearby land.
true
false
Deep currents affect water down to a depth of several meters.
true
false
