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Ocean Currents
Test Description: Movement of ocean water and currents
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which current is off the east coast of the US, bringing warm water toward the poles?
A
North Atlantic current
B
Gulf Stream
C
North Equatorial current
D
California Current
2) Which current is off the west coast of the US, bringing cooler water from the poles?
A
West wind drift
B
Gulf Stream
C
California current
D
Brazil current
3) What current circumvents the globe? (Goes all the way around the world?)
A
West Wind Drift
B
North Pacific current
C
South Equatorial current
D
Gulf Stream
4) Why are there no polar bears in England?
A
England is too close to the equator
B
The gulf stream brings warm water and warm temperatures to the northern latitude.
C
There are no penguins for them to eat
D
The ocean is heated by the canary current.
5) Which describes El Nino?
A
Areas of the earth receive extreme weather conditions such as flooding, droughts, hurricanes, etc.
B
Calm weather conditions in all coastal regions
C
Worldwide drought for years
D
Abundance of fish, especially off the coast of South America
6) What causes surface currents?
A
Rotation of the earth
B
Revolution of the earth
C
Wind
D
Fish swimming the same way
7) What do surface currents have to do with our weather
A
Nothing
B
They make some places cooler and some warmer depending on the current that flows by them
C
They make everything warmer
D
They make everything cooler
8) What direction do currents move in the Northern Hemisphere
A
Clockwise
B
Counterclockwise
C
Right
D
Left
9) What is NOT a reason for currents to change direction?
A
Evaporation
B
Continent
C
El Nino
D
Coriolis Effect
10) How many major gyres (circular patterns) are there for surface currents, worldwide?
A
3
B
6
C
4
D
5
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