Ocean Currents Quiz

What are the streams of water that move along the surface of the ocean in definite paths called?

• Rivers

• Tides

• Ocean Currents

• Waves

What are warm currents that originate near the equator and flow towards the poles called?

• Equatorial Currents

• Polar Currents

• Warm Currents

• Cold Currents

What causes the clockwise circulation of water in the northern hemisphere and the anti-clockwise circulation in the southern hemisphere?

• Coriolis Effect

• Waves

• Tides

• Earth's Rotation

What sets up conventional currents in the ocean due to unequal heating of water at the equator and the poles?

• Coriolis Effect

• Waves

• Convection Currents

• Tides

What is the name of the warm ocean current flowing along the Brazilian coast?

• Gulf Stream

• Labrador Current

• Equatorial Current

• Brazilian Current

What is the name of the cold current flowing along the Labrador coast?

• Brazilian Current

• Equatorial Current

• Labrador Current

• Gulf Stream

What causes the direction of the current in the northern part of the Indian Ocean to change according to the season?

• Coriolis Effect

• Earth's Rotation

• Monsoon Winds

• Tides

What is the name of the current that flows in the western direction in the northern part of the Indian Ocean during the summer?

• Western Current

• Monsoon Current

• Eastern Current

• Equatorial Current

What is the name of the current that flows in the eastern direction in the northern part of the Indian Ocean during the winter?

• Equatorial Current

• Monsoon Current

• Western Current

• Eastern Current

What causes the salt content of the Mediterranean Sea to remain constant?

• Evaporation

• Waves

• Melting Ice

• Tides