Global Winds and Ocean Currents

Currents that are far beneath the surface of the ocean are called:

• deep ocean currents

• surface currents

• global conveyor belt

• global winds

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Surface currents move because of trade winds, westerlies, and easterlies.

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• true

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These are long rivers of air that move rapidly and form between two air masses.

• Trade winds

• Jet stream

• Easterlies

• Westerlies

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The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve is called:

• Coriolis effect

• Thermohaline circulation

• Global conveyor belt

• Gyres

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These are the winds that blow from the west to the east:

• westerlies

• easterlies

• trade winds

• jet stream

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, gyres in the northern hemisphere move:

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• northwest

• southeast

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, gyres in the southern hemisphere move:

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• northwest

• southeast

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Warm ocean currents generally come from:

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

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Deep ocean currents are a result of:

• Global wind patterns

• Earth's rotation

• Differences in density

• All of the above

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The cause of most surface currents in the ocean is:

• the Coriolis effect

• gravity

• density differences

• global winds

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