practice for quiz 12 of march

The streamlike movement of ocean water in a regular pattern is called

• Ocean currrents

• Global winds

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The orizontal movement of water in a regular pattern at the Ocean's surface is Called

• Ocean currents

• surface currents

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Mencion three factors that influence the surface currents

• Global winds

• The location of the continents

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• Earth's rotation

What causes the three factors that influence the surface currents

• Ocean currents

• Coriolis effect

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What causes surface currents

• Continental deflections

• Surface winds

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Why the surface winds causes surface currents

• Because the ocean currents move

• Because it tranfer energy to ocean water

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The currents generally flow in the same direction as the winds

• False

• True

Continental deflection refers to

• Ocean currents

• the change in the direction of currents as they meet continents.

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Earth’s surface currents flow in huge circular patterns called

• Surface current

• gyres

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Why Earth’s surface currents flow in huge circular patterns

• Because the ocean and surface currents do that

• Because the Earth rotates in his Axis

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• both