ConcepTest: Deflected Ocean Currents
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Question:
How would the deflection of ocean currents be altered in the Northern Hemisphere if Earth's rotation changed direction from west to east to east to west? Ocean current directions would _________________ and currents would be deflected to the _____________________.
a. switch direction; left of their courseb. stay the same; left of their course
c. switch direction; right of their course
d. stay the same; right of their course
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is a.
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