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- 1. Multiple ChoiceSurface currents are a result ofGlobal Wind PatternsEarth's RotationDensityAll of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDeep Ocean currents are a result ofGlobal Wind PatternsEarth's RotationDensityAll of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis Effect is caused byEarth rotating around the sunEarth rotating on its axisThe tidesGravity
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.ColdWarmFreezingFresh
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?It continues over the continentIt stopsIt changes directionIt is absorbed by the land
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAs you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDue to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere movesclockwisecounter clockwisebothneither
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDue to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere movesclockwisecounter-clockwisebothneither
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 10. Multiple ChoiceCold ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canadaColdWarmFreezingFresh
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTwo types of water currents arelocal and globalsea and landsurface and deepwarm and cold
- 13. Multiple ChoiceOcean currents have an affect on which two thingsclimate and weathertemperature and densityland and seaequator and poles
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.California CurrentGlobal Conveyor BeltGulf StreamSurface Current
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA cool current in the Pacific Ocean near North America that brings cold water down from Canada.California CurrentGlobal Conveyor BeltGulf StreamSurface Current
- 16. Multiple ChoiceConstantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.California CurrentGlobal Conveyor BeltSurface CurrentsGulf Stream
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.Gulf StreamGlobal Conveyor BeltSurface CurrentGyre
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.California CurrentSurface CurrentGyreGlobal Conveyor Belt
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?ConductionGlobal Wind PatternsConvection CurrentsTemperature and salinity
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?colder temperaturecolder temperature & more salintywarmer temperature & less salintyless salinty
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