Ocean Motions

What large area in the ocean is the result of ocean motions plus man’s pollution?

• Mediterranean

• Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• Gyre

What causes tides?

• Sun and Moon

• Stars

• Wind

• Coriolis effect

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Why are the tides not exactly 24 hours apart?

• Sun is in motion around the earth

• deep currents

• the moon is in motion around the earth.

• winds change the internal circumstance of the effect of the tides

During what phases of the moon are the solar tides aligned with the lunar tides?

• New and Full

• Neap and Spring

• Full and Neap

• Spring and Full

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What are the smaller tides that happen during the half moon phases?

• Circumpolar currents

• Shallow Tides

• Spring Tides

• Neap Tides

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What causes most ocean currents?

• sun

• wind

• people

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What direction does the Coriolis effect turn winds in the northern hemisphere?

• counter-clockwise

• clockwise

• left

• backwards

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What is a very large (like ocean-sized) circling current?

• Arctic Circumpolar Current

• Gyre

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

• Currents

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In what direction do these (question #12) currents flow in the northern hemisphere?

• clockwise

• right

• left

• up

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The only continuous band of ocean is around Antarctica. What is its name and direction does it flow?

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current, West to East

• Circumpolar Current, West to East

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current, East to West

• Circumpolar Current, East to West

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