Atlantic Ocean Currents

Q. Select the currents which are a part of the South Atlantic Gyre.

1. Brazilian current
2. Falkland current
3. Benguela current
4. Canary current

Q. Which famous ship crashed in the region where the cold Labrador current and warm gulf stream meet in the Atlantic Ocean?

1. The Black Swan
2. The Mary Rose
3. The Titanic
4. The USS Arizona

Q. Which ocean current warms up the land of Britain during the winters?

1. Labrador current
2. Gulf stream
3. South Pacific Drift
4. North Atlantic Drift

Q. The Gulf Stream starts at the Gulf of Mexico and extends till the islands of _____.

1. Oldfoundland
2. Newlostland
3. Newfoundland
4. Neverland

Q. The North Atlantic Gyre results in the formation of a region called the _______ off the coast of North America.

1. Dead Sea
2. Superior Sea
3. Arabian Sea
4. Sargasso Sea

Q. Appu is a sailor and has been sailing in the Atlantic Ocean for a few days now. He realises that he is low on fuel. He starts thinking of ways to save fuel on his ship until he reaches land. He remembers that _________ is located in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean and that it can help him in moving quickly in the ocean without wasting fuel.

1. Benguela current
2. California current
3. Gulf stream
4. Kuroshio current

Q. The __________ tours the northwest of Britain and the coasts of northern western Europe.

1. South Atlantic Drift
2. North Pacific Drift
3. South Pacific Drift
4. North Atlantic Drift

Q. The current and drift have a profound impact on the climatic conditions of Canada and Britain, respectively.

1. North Atlantic
2. Peru
3. Labrador
4. Agulhas

Q. The Gulf Stream starts at the Gulf of Mexico and extends till the islands of _____.

1. Oldfoundland
2. Newlostland
3. Newfoundland
4. Neverland

Q. The North Atlantic Gyre results in the formation of a region called the _______ off the coast of North America.

1. Dead Sea
2. Superior Sea
3. Arabian Sea
4. Sargasso Sea

Q. Which of the following is a well-known cold ocean current?

1. Retriever
2. Gulf stream
3. Labrador
4. Kuroshio current

Q. The Falkland current is a cold current that flows from the South Pole towards the Equator.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following is a well-known warm ocean current?

1. Gulf stream
2. Labrador
3. Canary current
4. California current