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Quiz: Chapter 13 Section 1 Currents

Quiz: Chapter 13 Section 1 Currents. How well do you understand this section? Each question will only be on the screen for 1 minute!. Directions!!!!!!. On a lined paper, put a heading in the upper right corner. Include CH 13 QUIZZES in the heading

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Quiz: Chapter 13 Section 1 Currents

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  1. Quiz:Chapter 13 Section 1Currents How well do you understand this section? Each question will only be on the screen for 1 minute!

  2. Directions!!!!!! • On a lined paper, put a heading in the upper right corner. • Include CH 13 QUIZZES in the heading • Go to the first line of your paper and write: Section 1 – Currents. • Go to the next line and number 1 – 9. • When writing your answer, write the LETTER choice for your answer. • Each question will be shown for one minute.

  3. 1. The major source of energy that causes surface currents to form is a. the sun. c. Earth. b. the moon. d. the equator.

  4. 2. Ocean currents flow from east to west near the Gulf Stream. the poles. the equator. the Coriolis effect.

  5. 3. The curved paths of global winds and surface currents are caused by a. the size of Earth. b. the Coriolis effect. c. warm air near the equator. d. continental deflection.

  6. 4. Because surface currents and deep currents transfer energy, they are also a part of a. neap tides. b. El Niño and La Niña. c. the Coriolis effect. d. convection currents.

  7. 5. What does a surface current do when it is deflected? a. gains speed b. moves toward cold water c. meets another ocean current d. changes direction

  8. 6. Surface currents are controlled by global winds, the Coriolis effect, and a. continental deflection. b. deep currents. c. tidal ranges. d. upwelling.

  9. 7. Ocean circulation is important in global climate regulation because convection currents transport a. salt. b. tides. c. gravity. d. heat.

  10. 8. As water gets denser, how does it move? a. expands toward warmer water b. sinks toward the ocean floor c. gets pushed toward the poles d. gets pulled up by evaporation

  11. 9. Instead of wind, deep currents depend on differences in a. convection currents. b. global circulation. c. water density. d. the Gulf Stream

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