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Waves, Currents, and Tides

Quiz by Kim Sheffield

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    What causes surface currents?
    Differences in salinity
    Coriolis Effect
    Wind
    Differences in density
    45s
  • Q2
    What causes deep ocean currents?
    Coriolis Effect
    wind
    differences in salinity
    differences in density
    45s
  • Q3
    Where are high tides occurring in the image above?
    Question Image
    C and D
    B and D
    A and B
    A and C
    45s
  • Q4
    What causes tides?
    Coriolis Effect
    The gravitational pull between the earth and the moon.
    Rotation of the earth
    Global winds blowing
    45s
  • Q5
    What causes waves in the ocean?
    Coriolis Effect
    Global wind
    rotation of earth
    gravity
    45s
  • Q6
    What is the Coriolis Effect?
    The apparent curving of the path of a moving object due to Earth's rotation.
    The changing of tides daily.
    The amount of moving ocean water.
    The gravitational pull between the earth and moon.
    45s
  • Q7
    How many tides do we experience in a 24 hour period?
    2 high tides and 2 low tides
    1 high tide and 2 low tides.
    1 high tide and 1 low tide.
    2 high tides and 1 low tide.
    45s
  • Q8
    What are tides?
    The periodic rise and fall of the water level in the ocean.
    A giant ocean wave.
    The horizontal movement of ocean water caused by wind.
    A stream-like movement of ocean water.
    45s
  • Q9
    What is a wave?
    A stream-like movement of ocean water far below the surface.
    The horizontal movement of water due to wind on the surface.
    The periodic rise and fall of water levels in the ocean.
    The movement of energy through a body of water.
    45s
  • Q10
    What are deep ocean currents?
    The movement of energy through a body of water.
    The periodic rise and fall of the water level in the ocean.
    The horizontal movement of ocean water on the surface caused by the wind.
    A stream-like movement of ocean water far below the surface caused by differences in density.
    45s

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