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Test Description: Currents
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes surface currents?
A
tides
B
electricity
C
winds
D
gravity
2) How many major current gyres are there?
A
15
B
10
C
5
D
20
3) Which wind pattern produces the equatorial currents?
A
Polarlies
B
Tradewinds
C
Jet Stream
D
Prevaling westerlies
4) This surface current never encounters land and transports the most water in the world?
A
Pacific
B
West Wind Drift
C
Equatorial
D
Gulf Stream
5) The Gulf Stream is an example of this type of surface current?
A
Western boundary
B
Northern boundary
C
Southern boundary
D
Eastern boundary
6) In which direction do surface currents go in the southern hemisphere?
A
counterclockwise
B
south
C
clockwise
D
north
7) In which ocean is the Gulf Stream located?
A
Pacific Ocean
B
Atlantic Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Arctic Ocean
8) Which ocean has an unusual wind pattern that reverses during certain seasons?
A
Arctic Ocean
B
Southern Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Atlantic Ocean
9) Which ocean has no gyre?
A
Indian Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Southern Ocean
D
Arctic Ocean
10) What determines deep water currents?
A
pH
B
Density
C
waves
D
winds
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