Ocean Currents Quiz

Passage
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Geography
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Tim Gault
FREE Resource
8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two major types of ocean circulation?
Northern and Southern Hemisphere currents
Surface and deep-ocean currents
Tropical and polar currents
Warm and cold currents
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the clockwise circulation pattern in the North Atlantic?
Gravitational forces
Geostrophic flow
Coriolis effect
Wind-driven surface currents
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name for the pattern of surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere?
Gyre
Whirlpool
Vortex
Eddy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How deep do wind-driven surface currents extend?
50-100 m
200-300 m
400-500 m
600-700 m
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes vertical movement of water against a continent in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winds blowing parallel in the same direction
Wind blowing south with a continent on the east
Wind blowing south with a continent on the west
Winds blowing parallel in the opposite direction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do winds at the equator and tropics cause?
Storms and hurricanes
Erosion and deposition
Tides and currents
Upwelling and downwelling
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do surface currents distribute from the tropics to the poles?
Heat energy
Oxygen
Salt content
Nutrients
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which surface current warms Newfoundland, Iceland, and Great Britain?
Kuroshio Current
Canary Current
California Current
Gulf Stream
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