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Concept 1 Quiz

Explain the development and importance of ocean currents.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
Which one of the following is a west coast desert influenced by cold offshore waters?

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Question 2.
Formation of sea ice leaves remaining ocean water less salty.

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Question 3.
The two most significant factors in creating a dense mass of water are temperature and depth.

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Question 4.
The Sargasso Sea is located in the Indian Ocean.

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Question 5.
Ocean currents transfer excess heat from the tropics to the heat-deficient polar regions.

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Question 6.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes ocean currents to be deflected to the left.

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Question 7.
The North Atlantic current keeps Great Britain colder and dryer than areas of similar latitude.

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Question 8.
Surface ocean currents are directed by

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Question 9.
Identify the indicated surface ocean current by selecting the correct response.

(Surface ocean currents diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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The letters A through G appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 7 items numbered 9.1 through 9.7. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through G. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 10.
The Indian Ocean gyre always runs clockwise.

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Question 11.
Coastal winds and the Coriolis effect cause surface water to move away from western coastlines and result in coastal

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Question 12.
The central area of the North Atlantic gyre represents a zone of calmer water known as the


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