Unit 10 Review Questions

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. What is the most important cause of ocean currents?

Temperature differences correct incorrect

Salinity differences correct incorrect

Coriolis force correct incorrect

Surface winds correct incorrect

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. The subtropical gyre in the northern Pacific Ocean is driven primarily by:

Northeast trade winds and westerly winds correct incorrect

Northeast trade winds only correct incorrect

Westerly winds only correct incorrect

Northeast trade winds, westerly winds, and polar easterly winds correct incorrect

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. Which current in the north Pacific Ocean is strongly associated with Ekman transport and upwelling?

North Equatorial Current correct incorrect

North Pacific Current correct incorrect

California Current correct incorrect

Japan Current correct incorrect

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. Which current in the North Atlantic Basin moves primarily from east to west?

Gulf Stream correct incorrect

North Equatorial Current correct incorrect

Canaries Current correct incorrect

North Atlantic Drift correct incorrect

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. The motion of deep-sea currents is influenced primarily by:

surface winds correct incorrect

temperature differences only correct incorrect

salinity differences only correct incorrect

both temperature and salinity differences correct incorrect

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. Which of the following conditions in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean is associated with an El Niño event?

Persistent low pressure over Indonesia correct incorrect

Warm surface waters flowing eastward correct incorrect

Strong trade winds correct incorrect

Increased upwelling along the Peruvian coast correct incorrect