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- 1. Multiple Choice
Surface currents are a result of
Global Wind Patterns
Salinity
Density
Gravity
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis Effect is caused byEarth rotating around the sunEarth rotating on its axisThe tidesGravity
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDue to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere movesclockwisecounter clockwisebothneither
- 5. Multiple ChoiceDue to the Coriolis Effect, water in the southern hemisphere movesclockwisecounter-clockwisebothneither
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 7. Multiple ChoiceCold ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 8. 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
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