Over which region does solar radiation cause oceans to gain energy?

30 degrees south to 30 degrees north latitudes

El Niño events occur when _______.

warm water in the Western Pacific moves eastward

The coastal mountains in California were formed by the collisions of which plates?

Pacific plate and North American plate

What happens at mid-ocean ridges?

tectonic plates move away from each other

Which of these is not a process that causes wind and waves to erode the shoreline?

Sediment is deposited where water moves slowly.

What causes a longshore current?

ocean waves approach shore at an angle

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Ch 10 Oceans

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1
_______ causes ocean currents to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere
Wind
Heat transfer
The Coriolis effect
Solar radiation
2
Over which region does solar radiation cause oceans to gain energy?
latitudes above 40 degrees north
30 degrees south to 30 degrees north latitudes
latitudes greater than 40 degrees north and 40 degrees south
latitudes above 40 degrees south
3
Quick press a random one!
d
b
a
c
4
The California Current is part of which major gyre?
north equatorial
south equatorial
south pacific
north pacific
5
New ocean floor is being created at _______.
abyssal plains
continental shelves
ocean trenches
mid ocean ridges
6
El Niño events occur when _______.
westerly trade winds in the Pacific Ocean change direction
warm water in the Eastern Pacific moves westward
warm water in the Western Pacific moves eastward
westerly trade winds in the Pacific Ocean become stronger
7
What causes the density of ocean water to increase?
increase in wind speed
decrease in salinity
increase in salinity
increase in temperature
8
The coastal mountains in California were formed by the collisions of which plates?
Pacific plate and North American plate
Juan de Fuca plate and North American plate
Pacific plate and Juan de Fuca plate
Pacific plate and California plate
9
Which is found at a plate boundary?
abyssal plains
submarine canyons
continental shelves
mid ocean ridges
10
The movement of sand parallel to a shoreline is _______.
longshore current
sedimentation
rip current
longshore drift
11
In general, ocean currents carry heat from _______.
the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere
the poles to the tropics
the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere
the tropics to the poles
12
What happens at mid-ocean ridges?
tectonic plates move toward each other
one tectonic plate slides under another plate
tectonic plates move away from each other
tectonic plates slide past each other
13
The formation of ocean currents is due mainly to the effects of _______.
beaches
winds
the sun heating the surface water
mid ocean ridges
14
Which of these is not a process that causes wind and waves to erode the shoreline?
Water dissolves minerals in some types of rocks.
Wind and waves rub grit against rocks on the shore.
Waves break rocks into pieces.
Sediment is deposited where water moves slowly.
15
Most sand finally ends up _______.
swept away by the California Current
on the ocean floor
in rivers
trapped by jetties
16
What causes a longshore current?
water rushing back into the ocean
ocean waves approach shore at an angle
the construction of a jetty
the deposition of eroded sediment

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