
Density Driven Guided Note Slides
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Chris Thomas
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Categorize
100 to 200m deep
evaporation and precipitation occur
mixed by waves and wind
1000 - 1500 deep
transition zone between warmer surface and cold water
thermocline is here
uniformly cold
not much change occurs
Please put the characteristics in the proper column
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Multiple Choice
which is a transition zone between warm surface water and colder water below?
El nino
Great ocean coneyor
Thermocline
water mass
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Multiple Choice
Compared to other regions at the same latitude, western Europe has a relatively warm climate. Explain.
W. Europe sits on a thermoclime
W. Europe is at a lower elevation than other countries
W. Europe is heated by a current
W. Europe is heated by nuclear power plants
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Multiple Choice
What is the term used to describe the process of deep underwater currents mixing the ocean's waters on a global scale?
Thermohaline circulation
Surface currents
Thermocline
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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Multiple Choice
What factors influence the density of seawater?
Temperature and salinity
Wind patterns and temperature
Salinity and wind patterns
Temperature and ocean currents
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Multiple Choice
What is the primary driving force of the ocean conveyor belt?
North Atlantic Deep Water
Gulf Stream
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Thermohaline circulation
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Multiple Choice
What role does ocean temperature play in the conveyor belt?
It determines the speed of the conveyor belt
It determines the direction of the conveyor belt
It has no effect on the conveyor belt
It is not mentioned in the text
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Multiple Choice
How long does it take for the conveyor belt to turn over the ocean's waters and make one complete trip around Earth?
100 years
200 years
300 years
500 years
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Multiple Choice
What causes deep ocean currents?
Changes in water temperature only
Differences in salinity only
Differences in density
Wind patterns
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Multiple Choice
What does the Global Conveyor Belt regulate?
Oceanic wildlife migration
Sea level
Temperature
Tidal patterns
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