Ocean Movements - SOL 4.7

The Gulf Stream is a warm water surface _____________ along the east coast of the United States.

• tide

• current

• wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes tsunamis?

• landslides

• earthquakes

• underwater volcanoes

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The friction of wind blowing over water causes _________

• currents

• waves

• tides

What causes ocean water to sink and rise?

• tides

• waves

• density

• currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In what ways does ocean water move?

• tides and waves

• waves, currents, and tides

• waves and currents

• currents and tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Saltier water is -

• more dense and sinks

• less dense and sinks

• more dense and rises

• less dense and rises

As the ocean gets deeper -

• the temperature gets colder and the pressure decreases

• the temperature gets colder and the pressure increases

• the temperature gets warmer and the pressure increases

• the temperature gets warmer and the pressure decreases

Salinity is how _______ something is.

• warm

• wet

• deep

• salty

What does wavelength measure?

• wave size top to bottom

• wave trough length

• wave crest to wave crest

• how far down the shore the wave crashes

Tides occur _________ times a day, about _____ hours apart.

• 2, 12

• 4, 6

• 2, 6

• 4, 12

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1