Ocean Currents Review

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7th - 10th Grade
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Sarah Reid
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Surface Ocean currents are primarily caused by
temperature and salinity
Global Wind Patterns
convection
continental drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Deep Ocean currents are primarily caused by
temperature and salinity
wind
gravity
precipitation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
which of these characteristics will produce the most dense water?
high salinity, high temperature
high salinity, low temperature
low salinity, high temperature
low salinity, low temperature
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Differences in water temperature create movement in the Ocean because
bodies of water at different temperature have different densities.
warm water is pulled more by the force of gravity then cold water is.
warm and cold water mix until they reach the same temperature.
The ocean just likes to "move-it move-it".
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..
Ocean Current
Upwelling
Deep Currents
Surface Currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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