Circulation in Earth's Oceans

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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Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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What is the process where cold, deep water rises to the surface with nutrients?

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Swelling

• Tides

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Deep currents are formed mainly by

• Differences in water temperature

• Wind

• The Coriolis Effect

• Gases in the water

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Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• warm and cold

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect

• Cold and Warm Water

• Convection

• Wind

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

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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When surface currents meet continents they ___?

• Stop moving

• Are deflected (change paths)

• Continue in the direction they were going

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Why does cold water sink in a convection current?

• Less dense

• More dense

• Less humid

• More humid

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What is the cause of surface currents?

• Hurricanes

• Wind

• Tides

• Convection

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