Currents Test Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Which statement best explains the role of evaporation in ocean currents? {Ans: Makes ocean saltier, changes density and causes ocean currents}Ocean currents, like the Gulf Stream, affect world climate by ________. {Ans: heating air up}The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in the North Atlantic that flows from the Gulf of Mexico, northeast along the U.S coast, and from there to the British Isles. The Gulf Stream has a strong effect on the climate pattern in the British Isles. Which climate pattern can be attributed to the Gulf Stream Current? {Ans: warmer and wetter than surrounding areas.}The Great Ocean Conveyer ocean current system runs north through the Atlantic from the equatorial region. If this current got disrupted, North American and European climates would become __________. {Ans: It would cause it to be cooler}When waves hit the beach at small angles, currents are formed that move parallel to the coastline. These currents carry eroded materials from the beach. What is most likely formed from the material in the currents? {Ans: Tomolls, spits, barrier islands, sand bars}The oceans most influence global climate by ___________. {Ans: releasing heat into the atmosphere}What is the primary source of