GMS OCEAN EXAM 2024 WITH 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
warm water current - Precise Answer ✔✔Type of current that creates
warmer climates along a coastal area
Cold water current - Precise Answer ✔✔Type of current that creates
cooler climates in coastal areas
Tropics - Precise Answer ✔✔Where the Gulf Stream and other warm
currents originate.
California Current - Precise Answer ✔✔Name of the ocean current that
cools the West Coast of the United States
Upwelling - Precise Answer ✔✔The movement of cold, nutrient rich
water to the surface of the ocean.
El Nino - Precise Answer ✔✔A change in the water temperature of the
Pacific Ocean that produces a warm surface current
La Nina - Precise Answer ✔✔A change in the water temperature of the
Eastern Pacific Ocean that produces cooler than usual surface water
temperatures.
, drought - Precise Answer ✔✔An unsually long period during which
rainfall is below average
buoys - Precise Answer ✔✔Used by NOAA to collect data to predict an
El Nino
deep current - Precise Answer ✔✔A streamlike movement of ocean
water located far below the surface
density - Precise Answer ✔✔The amount of matter in a given space, or
volume
salinity - Precise Answer ✔✔A measure of the amount of dissolved salts
or solids in a liquid
evaporation - Precise Answer ✔✔A process which removes water but
leaves solids behind causing the water be saltier (more salinity)
What direction does the California Current flow? - Precise Answer
✔✔south
What causes most surface currents? - Precise Answer ✔✔wind
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
warm water current - Precise Answer ✔✔Type of current that creates
warmer climates along a coastal area
Cold water current - Precise Answer ✔✔Type of current that creates
cooler climates in coastal areas
Tropics - Precise Answer ✔✔Where the Gulf Stream and other warm
currents originate.
California Current - Precise Answer ✔✔Name of the ocean current that
cools the West Coast of the United States
Upwelling - Precise Answer ✔✔The movement of cold, nutrient rich
water to the surface of the ocean.
El Nino - Precise Answer ✔✔A change in the water temperature of the
Pacific Ocean that produces a warm surface current
La Nina - Precise Answer ✔✔A change in the water temperature of the
Eastern Pacific Ocean that produces cooler than usual surface water
temperatures.
, drought - Precise Answer ✔✔An unsually long period during which
rainfall is below average
buoys - Precise Answer ✔✔Used by NOAA to collect data to predict an
El Nino
deep current - Precise Answer ✔✔A streamlike movement of ocean
water located far below the surface
density - Precise Answer ✔✔The amount of matter in a given space, or
volume
salinity - Precise Answer ✔✔A measure of the amount of dissolved salts
or solids in a liquid
evaporation - Precise Answer ✔✔A process which removes water but
leaves solids behind causing the water be saltier (more salinity)
What direction does the California Current flow? - Precise Answer
✔✔south
What causes most surface currents? - Precise Answer ✔✔wind
