Exam 8: Ocean Circulation

The Kuroshio Current is an example of an eastern boundary current.

Transverse currents can flow eastward or westward.

Generally the fastest and deepest ocean currents are:

How do scientists study currents?

The Gulf Stream is a current that runs south along the eastern coast of the United States.

Which ocean surface current transports the greatest volume of water?

A transverse current is:

The main force driving thermohaline circulation is:

Describe how ocean currents affect the global distribution of heat and give an example of how they moderate climate.

Equatorial upwelling occurs in westward-flowing equatorial surface currents.

Thermohaline circulation is responsible for large-scale movements of ocean water and depends on both the salinity and the temperature of water.

Describe the two primary forces that set ocean water in motion and how they drive both surface and thermohaline currents.

Currents tend to move in large ____ patterns in the northern hemisphere.

Surface water extends to a depth of about _________.

The immediate source of surface currents is:

All of the following statements are true about an Ekman spiral EXCEPT:

One source of dissolved gases and nutrients to deep waters is:

What is ENSO?

The Canary Current is an example of a(n):

Thermohaline circulation is a _________ phenomenon.