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Which scientist was one of the first to map out the path of the Gulf Stream?
Which scientist was one of the first to map out the path of the Gulf Stream?
- Isaac Newton
- Ben Franklin (correct)
- Galileo Galilei
- Albert Einstein
What are the circular currents spun up by prevailing winds called?
What are the circular currents spun up by prevailing winds called?
- Trade currents
- Gyre currents (correct)
- Boundary currents
- Prevailing currents
How many gyre currents are there in each hemisphere?
How many gyre currents are there in each hemisphere?
- 3
- 4 (correct)
- 2
- 1
What is the direction of the currents in the northern hemisphere?
What is the direction of the currents in the northern hemisphere?
What happens to the sea surface height as you move offshore from the Gulf Stream?
What happens to the sea surface height as you move offshore from the Gulf Stream?
Which currents are responsible for building hills in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean?
Which currents are responsible for building hills in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean?
What is unique about the equatorial counter currents?
What is unique about the equatorial counter currents?
Where do the equatorial counter currents pull water across the ocean basins towards?
Where do the equatorial counter currents pull water across the ocean basins towards?
What is the one place on the planet where a current can go in a straight line without being deflected?
What is the one place on the planet where a current can go in a straight line without being deflected?
Which factor controls the ease of vertical mixing in seawater?
Which factor controls the ease of vertical mixing in seawater?
Where is it easiest to replace surface water with deep water?
Where is it easiest to replace surface water with deep water?
What does the abundance of chlorophyll indicate in the ocean?
What does the abundance of chlorophyll indicate in the ocean?
Where is upwelling most likely to occur along the coastline?
Where is upwelling most likely to occur along the coastline?
What does the global map of upwelling show?
What does the global map of upwelling show?
Which current is responsible for bringing warm water back towards the eastern part of an ocean basin?
Which current is responsible for bringing warm water back towards the eastern part of an ocean basin?
What happens to the temperature of the water as it moves from the poles towards the equator?
What happens to the temperature of the water as it moves from the poles towards the equator?
Where does upwelling occur in the ocean?
Where does upwelling occur in the ocean?
What happens to the water temperature along the eastern coasts of continents?
What happens to the water temperature along the eastern coasts of continents?
What makes water upwelling biologically important?
What makes water upwelling biologically important?
Which direction would you expect the Coriolis effect to deflect the equatorial current north of the Equator?
Which direction would you expect the Coriolis effect to deflect the equatorial current north of the Equator?
What is one way to detect upwelling along the equator?
What is one way to detect upwelling along the equator?
What is the evidence of upwelling happening near Portugal and the coast of Africa?
What is the evidence of upwelling happening near Portugal and the coast of Africa?
What kind of surface current is generated when a wind blows from north to south along the west coast of California in the northern hemisphere?
What kind of surface current is generated when a wind blows from north to south along the west coast of California in the northern hemisphere?
Which direction does the wind need to blow in order to generate upwelling along the California coastline?
Which direction does the wind need to blow in order to generate upwelling along the California coastline?
Why are upwellings more likely to happen along west coasts compared to east coasts?
Why are upwellings more likely to happen along west coasts compared to east coasts?
What determines the consistency of upwellings along west coasts?
What determines the consistency of upwellings along west coasts?
Can upwelling occur along the East Coast of a continent?
Can upwelling occur along the East Coast of a continent?
Which area is likely to have the strongest density gradient between surface water and deep water?
Which area is likely to have the strongest density gradient between surface water and deep water?
