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Ocean Currents And Climate Review
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1) What does NOT create deep ocean currents?
A
Differences in wind
B
Differences in salinity
C
Differences in temperature
D
Differences in density
2) What is salinity?
A
Earth's wind moving in circles
B
The density of cold water compared to warm water
C
How heavy salt is
D
The percentage of salt in ocean water
3) Currents that move in circles are called ________________________
A
gyres
B
salinity
C
Coriolis effect
D
currents
4) How do currents travel in the northern hemisphere?
A
In circles
B
Counterclockwise
C
Clockwise
D
In a straight line
5) Why can't wind travel straight across Earth?
A
Currents are making wind move in circles
B
The differences in salinity is forced wind to curve
C
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
D
Different densities create curves
6) Cold water is ________________________ warm water
A
the same density as
B
less dense than
C
will immediately mix with
D
more dense than
7) Water with low salinity is ________________________ water with high salinity
A
saltier than
B
less dense than
C
the same density as
D
more dense than
8) When water hits a landmass, what happens?
A
It will curve counterclockwise
B
It bounces off and changes directions
C
It will sink into the ocean
D
IT will curve clockwise
9) A continuous flow of moving water is called a _____________________
A
land mass
B
Coriolis effect
C
gyre
D
current
10) The effect where wind and water curves because of Earth's rotation is called the __________
A
Coriolis effect
B
Mendelon principle
C
Gyres
D
Rhimotic effect
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