Q4 Currents Review

What is an ocean current?

• The movement of water in a certain direction

• Whales and fish pushing water around the globe

• Boats and submarines moving water

• wind moving around the globe

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What do you call it when ocean currents run into land forms and change direction?

• Continental deflection

• Coriolis effect

• Jet stream effect

• Density deflection

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How do large bodies of water like oceans and lakes affect the climate of the surrounding land?

• They make it colder because water is always cold

• They keep things warm because what heats up quickly

• They keep the temperatures stable because water heats and cools slowly

• They have no impact on temperatures

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If you're flying cross country in the United states which scenarios is true?

• It's faster to fly east to west because of the jet stream

• It's faster to fly west to east because of the jet stream

• It's equally fast regardless of direction

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Cold water currents originate or start near the:

• Equator

• Poles

• All over

• Randomly

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Ocean currents that happen in the top 100 meters of water are known as:

• Deep Ocean Currents

• Jet stream currents

• Coriolis currents

• Surface ocean currents

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Wind changes direction because of the Earth's rotation. This is called the:

• Continental Deflection

• Jet Stream

• Density Defelction

• Coriolis Effect

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What kind of air is found below the jet stream air current?

• Cold air

• Warm air

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Warm ocean currents originate or start from:

• The equator

• Randomly

• All over the Earth

• The poles

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If the Labrador current flows from near the north pole past your city, your climate will likely be:

• Colder

• Warmer

• Unaffected

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