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Stream-like movement of water that is pushed by the wind

Stream-like movement of water that is pushed by the wind. A.) tide. B.) deep ocean current. D.) wave. C.) surface current. L. W. Brings cold water and nutrients to the surface of the ocean. A.) Coriolis Effect. B.) Convection Currents. D.) Upwelling. C.) Air Pressure. L. W.

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Stream-like movement of water that is pushed by the wind

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  1. Stream-like movement of water that is pushed by the wind A.) tide B.) deep ocean current D.) wave C.) surface current L W

  2. Brings cold water and nutrients to the surface of the ocean A.) Coriolis Effect B.) Convection Currents D.) Upwelling C.) Air Pressure L W

  3. The influence of the Earth’s rotation on the movement of air and water A.) Convection Currents B.) Coriolis Effect C.) Air Pressure D.) Upwelling L W

  4. The climate zone near 30o latitude that has high temperatures & little rainfall A.) Desert (Arid) B.) Temperate C.) Polar D.) Tropical L W

  5. Starts when water cools at the Poles, becomes more dense, and sinks at the Poles A.) El Nino B.) Surface Current C.) Deep ocean current D.) Gulf Stream L W

  6. Circular movement of air due to high and low pressures A.) Upwelling B.) Convection Currents C.) Surface currents D.) deep ocean current+ L W

  7. The Gulf Stream moves water from B.) High to Low latitudes A.) Peru to Australia C.) east to west D.) Low to High latitudes L W

  8. The Coriolis Effect causes water and air in the Northern Hemisphere to A.) turn counterclockwise B.) turn clockwise D.) move from low to high pressure C.) move from high to low pressure L W

  9. The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone A.) troposphere B.) mesosphere C.) stratosphere D.) thermosphere L W

  10. Surface currents are responsible for All of the following EXCEPT A.) upwelling B.) mixing surface zone C.) warming Britain D.) cooling California L W

  11. The global winds that blow across the poles are called the A.) Polarlies B.) Trade Winds C.) Westerlies D.) Easterlies L W

  12. High and low pressure areas are caused by A.) surface currents B.) uneven heating C.) even heating D.) upwelling L W

  13. Global Warming could cause an ice age if the polar ice melts and the A.) surface water becomes colder B.) surface water becomes more dense C.) surface water increases in salinity D.) surface water decreases in salinity L W

  14. All of the following affect surface currents EXCEPT A.) continents B.) Coriolis Effect D.) global winds C.) tides L W

  15. Why would a South American fisherman catch less fish during an El Nino year? A.) less upwelling B.) more upwelling C.) colder surface water D.) more plankton L W

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