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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDeep Ocean currents are a result ofGlobal Wind PatternsEarth's RotationDensityAll of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis Effect is caused byEarth rotating around the sunEarth rotating on its axisThe tidesGravity
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTwo types of water currents arelocal and globalsea and landsurface and deepwarm and cold
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?colder temperaturecolder temperature & more salintywarmer temperature & less salintyless salinty
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAs you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.TrueFalse
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Sunlight strikes this planet most directly at the_____________.mesospheretundraequatorsouth pole - 8. Multiple ChoiceCompared with surface currents, deep currents arecolder and less dense.warmer and less dense.warmer and denser.colder and denser.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes water from deep currents to rise to the surface to replace warm currents?evaporationfreezing of the surface of the waterupwellingsqueezing solids out of the ice down into the water below
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe process of deep, nutrient-rich water moving upward to replace surface water that has blown farther offshore is called ___.downwellingupwellingrip currentlongshore current
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?the Gulf Streamthe Jet StreamLa NinaEl Nino
- 12. Multiple ChoiceUpwelling along the western Pacific creates:Smaller food websPoor fishing conditionsProductive oceans
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.Earth's rotation...CoriolisEarth's revolution...CoriolisEarth's rotation...DopplerEarth's revolution...Doppler
- 14. Multiple ChoiceTemperature and salinity affect the ______ of water.none of the other choiceswave speeddepthdensity
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWater that has greater density ______ .sinksrisesspins clockwiseis warmer
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