Ocean Motions

The highest part of a wave is called?

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

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How many types of tides are?

• one

• two

• three

• four

The biggest distance between low and high tide is called?

• surface current

• spring tide

• neap tide

• Coriolis Effect

Winds and currents move in curved paths because of the

• Coriolis Effect

• longshore drift

• wave height

• El Niño

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What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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A large rotating ocean current is called a:

• tsunami

• gyre

• wave

• swell

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Where do warm currents originate from?

• the Equator

• the poles

• Hawaii

• Iceland

The regular movements of water far below the surface of the oceans are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• Surface Currents

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What type of currents are potentially dangerous to swimmers, because they rapidly carry water offshore quickly?

• Surface Currents

• Longshore Currents

• Deep Currents

• Rip Currents

What do the arrows on the map represent?

• size of waves

• water weight

• ocean currents

• time between tides

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