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Which force is responsible for driving tides in the ocean?
Which force is responsible for driving tides in the ocean?
- Density differences
- Convection
- Wind
- Gravity (correct)
What causes the horizontal movement of water in ocean currents?
What causes the horizontal movement of water in ocean currents?
- Density differences
- Wind (correct)
- Gravity
- Temperature changes
What is the main driving factor for changes in density in sea water?
What is the main driving factor for changes in density in sea water?
- Temperature (correct)
- Gravity
- Wind
- Convection
Which direction do the gyres in the northern hemisphere circulate?
Which direction do the gyres in the northern hemisphere circulate?
Which current is the largest on the planet?
Which current is the largest on the planet?
What causes the curving of the gyres in the northern hemisphere?
What causes the curving of the gyres in the northern hemisphere?
What causes objects moving above the Earth's surface to be deflected?
What causes objects moving above the Earth's surface to be deflected?
In which direction are objects deflected in the Northern Hemisphere?
In which direction are objects deflected in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the influence of the Coriolis effect on winds and ocean currents?
What is the influence of the Coriolis effect on winds and ocean currents?
Which ocean current warms up Europe and moderates its climate?
Which ocean current warms up Europe and moderates its climate?
What is the impact of ocean currents on coastal climates?
What is the impact of ocean currents on coastal climates?
What experiment was conducted to prove the Coriolis effect?
What experiment was conducted to prove the Coriolis effect?
Which of the following is true about the influence of cold currents in the tropics during the summer months in the middle latitudes?
Which of the following is true about the influence of cold currents in the tropics during the summer months in the middle latitudes?
What is the main purpose of warm currents in transferring heat?
What is the main purpose of warm currents in transferring heat?
Which statement best describes the relationship between latitude and air temperature?
Which statement best describes the relationship between latitude and air temperature?
Which ocean current warms up Europe and moderates its climate?
Which ocean current warms up Europe and moderates its climate?
What is the impact of ocean currents on coastal climates?
What is the impact of ocean currents on coastal climates?
What causes the winters in Edinburgh, Scotland to be warmer than expected for its latitude?
What causes the winters in Edinburgh, Scotland to be warmer than expected for its latitude?
Which gas is dissolved in cold water, making it more acidic?
Which gas is dissolved in cold water, making it more acidic?
Why is the increased acidity of cold water significant for marine organisms?
Why is the increased acidity of cold water significant for marine organisms?
Where do the conditions for upwelling, or the rising of cold water from deeper layers, typically exist?
Where do the conditions for upwelling, or the rising of cold water from deeper layers, typically exist?
Which two factors influence the density of seawater?
Which two factors influence the density of seawater?
What is the role of algae in the marine food chain?
What is the role of algae in the marine food chain?
What happens to the density of seawater when salt is added?
What happens to the density of seawater when salt is added?
Which of the following is the primary driver of the ocean conveyor belt?
Which of the following is the primary driver of the ocean conveyor belt?
What is the name of the process that transports and removes sediment?
What is the name of the process that transports and removes sediment?
What is the term used in England for a sea arch?
What is the term used in England for a sea arch?
What is the process called when water enters cracks and makes them larger?
What is the process called when water enters cracks and makes them larger?
What is the name of the landform formed by erosion along a coastline?
What is the name of the landform formed by erosion along a coastline?
What happens when erosion continues along a coastline?
What happens when erosion continues along a coastline?
