How do Ocean Currents Work - TED Ed

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6th - 8th Grade
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Jennifer Dolph
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are ocean currents driven by?
Wind
Tides
Changes in water density
Rotation of the Earth(Coriolis effect)
All of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two main categories of ocean currents?
surface currents and deep ocean currents
mid-level currents and deep ocean currents
surface gyres and deep gyres
rotating gyres and non rotating gyres
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Deep-ocean currents mobilize only 10% of the Earth’s water.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water as deep as _______ is still affected by the wind at the Earth’s surface.
50 meters
250 meters
400 meters
700 meters
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How quickly does the global conveyor belt move?
2 kilometers per hour
2 meters per hour
2 meters per second
a few centimeters per second
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What would happen to ocean currents if the earth didn't rotate?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did the shipping containers of 28,000 ducks help map ocean currents?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
8.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How do you think rising sea temperatures will affect ocean currents and the greater ocean ecosystems? Are there steps that can be taken to protect these ecosystems?
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
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