Ocean Processes Revision for Test
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- Q1What is the name of the current located at point A?Indonesian ThrewflowIndonesian ThroughflowLeeuwin CurrentEast Africa Current45s
- Q2What tidal pattern does this image show?Semidiurnal TideMixed Semidiurnal TideUnidiurnal TideDiurnal Tide45s
- Q3What type of tidal pattern does this image show?Diurnal TideSomewhat Diurnal TideMacro Semidiurnal TideMixed Semidiurnal Tide45s
- Q4You are heading up to Broome for a holiday, and decide to check out tide prediction charts for your upcoming stay. You see that on the tidal chart, there are two high points and two low points across each 24 hour period. You know this means there will be two high tides and two low tides each day. What type of tidal pattern is this?Bidiurnal tideSemidiurnal tideDiurnal tideMacro Diurnal tide45s
- Q5Which of the these images marks the location where the Moon's gravitational pull is the strongest?BDCA45s
- Q6What does this image represent?Thermohaline CirculationThermosalinity Conveyer BeltGlobal Surface CurrentsThermosaline Circulation45s
- Q7Thermohaline Circulation is also known as what?The Great Ocean Conveyor BeltThe Indian Ocean GyreThe Great Pacific Garbage PatchThermoclimatic Circulation45s
- Q8In what direction do surface currents travel in the Northern Hemisphere?Southwards then eastwardsClockwiseAnticlockwiseNorthwards then westwards45s
- Q9Where do warm water surface currents originate from?The polar regionsThe five major ocean gyresThe equatorIce formation in the polar regions45s
- Q10What is upwelling?A process where warm, nutrient-rich water is pushed from the surface downwardsA process where cold, deep and nutrient-rich water is moved up towards the surfaceA process where cold, shallow and nutrient poor water is moved to greater depthsA process where cold, deep and nutrient poor water is moved up towards the surface45s