Ocean Circulation Lesson

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm 

• Freezing

• Fresh

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A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Gulf Stream

• Surface Current

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Surface Currents

• Gulf Stream

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_______ and ________ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel.

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• wind and climate

• temperature and salinity

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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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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What is this current's name?

• North Pacific

• Gulf Stream

• South Pacific

• Antarctic

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

Compared with surface currents, deep currents are

• colder and less dense.

• warmer and less dense.

• warmer and denser.

• colder and denser.

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

• Surface Currents

• Longshore Currents

• Deep Currents

• Rip Currents

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