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