Ocean Currents and Fresh Water

Front

What are currents?

Back

rivers of water flowing through water

Front

Wind and rain make different parts of the ocean have ________ amounts of salt.

Back

different

Front

Very salty water is ______ and it pushes not so salty water out of the way. Options: lighter, heavier, the same, vast

Back

heavier

Front

What can make ocean currents (natural)?

Back

wind

Front

In the northern hemisphere, currents move?

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise
• right
• left

Back

clockwise

Front

What do ocean currents carry from the bottom to the surface?

Back

minerals

Front

What do currents carry from the surface to the deep?

Back

nutrients

Front

What Ocean contains the gulf stream? Options: Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Back

Atlantic Ocean

Front

The currents set up by warm and salty water sinking and rising are called...?

Back

thermohaline

Front

haline

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salty