Ocean Currents Understanding Checkpoint

What are the two types of ocean currents?

• surface currents

• deep ocean currents

• mid-atlantic ridge currents

• under the sea currents

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Earth's _____________ causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve clockwise.

• orbit around the sun (revolution)

• spinning on its axis (rotation)

• magnetic field

• gravity

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The amount of salt found in water is

• temperature

• salinity

• pollution

• density

When a current comes into contact with a continent or landmass it

• continues over the continent.

• stops.

• changes direction.

• is absorbed by the land.

Ocean currents have an effect on

• climate and weather.

• temperature and weather.

• weather and density.

• salinity and climate.

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

• density

• weather patterns

• temperature

• convection currents

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• the tides

• gravity

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Warm ocean currents generally come from the area of

• the north pole

• the south pole

• the equator.

• all of these.

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The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and the Coriolis Effect

• surface currents

• deep ocean currents

• Global Conveyer Belt

• convection currents

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The _______________ is a system of constantly moving ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It circumnavigates the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyer Belt

• surface currents

• Gulf Stream

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