What two factors cause currents? (Pick 2 answers)
Ocean Currents & Shorelines

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Morgan GarnerHS
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Density
Temperature
Wind
Light
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many different gyres are there?
1
4
5
7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_______________ are flowing streams of water that move continually through the ocean in a specific direction.
Carrots
Breakers
Currents
Tides
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a factor that contributes to the shaping of shorelines?
waves
tides
currents
all of these
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A longshore current is characterized by ___________.
water that approaches the shore head on and washes directly back and forth across the beach.
water that rises vertically at the shore and sinks as it washes further down the beach
water that moves horizontally across the edge of the beach in a back and forth pattern
water that approaches the shore at an angle and washes up and down the beach in a zigzag pattern
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