What Are Ocean Currents Caused By?

Unequal Heating Of The Ocean and Changes in Density

Upwelling happens when….

Deep, cold ocean currents can sometimes rise along coastal areas when winds blow the warm surface water aside

Surface Currents flow deep into the oceans

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1What Are Ocean Currents Caused By?
1. AThe Earths Rotation?
2. BTrash
3. CHuman Fans
4. DUnequal Heating Of The Ocean and Changes in Density
5. EThe Sun
2Surface Currents are Primarily caused by winds
1. AVerdadeiro
2. BFalso
3[blank_start]Surface[blank_end] currents move faster than [blank_start]deep[blank_end] currents (tens to hundreds of centimeters per second). Surface currents generally run about [blank_start]100[blank_end] meters deep, and comprise about [blank_start]10[blank_end] percent of the oceans’ waters. The direction of [blank_start]surface[blank_end] currents is largely under the control of [blank_start]global winds[blank_end], mostly [blank_start]westerlies[blank_end] and [blank_start]trade winds[blank_end].
1. ASurface
2. Bdeep
3. C100
4. D10
5. Esurface
6. Fglobal winds
7. Gwesterlies
8. Htrade winds
4All surface currents follow Earths Wind patterns exactly.
1. AVerdadeiro
2. BFalso
5Upwelling happens when….
1. ADeep, cold ocean currents can sometimes rise along coastal areas when winds blow the warm surface water aside
2. BSurface Currents flow deep into the oceans
3. CWarm water evaporates

Descrição: Quiz sobre STC Chapter 5 Weather And Climate Practice Quiz, criado por Grace Nimbley em 14-11-2021.
Autor: Grace Nimbley
Idioma: English
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Etiquetas: stc carolina science weather upwelling climate deep ocean currents surface currents winds ocean 6th grade extended
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