Global Winds and Ocean Currents

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8th - 10th Grade
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Mandi Lueck
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Currents that are far beneath the surface of the ocean are called:
deep ocean currents
surface currents
global conveyor belt
global winds
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Surface currents move because of trade winds, westerlies, and easterlies.
false
true
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
These are long rivers of air that move rapidly and form between two air masses.
Trade winds
Jet stream
Easterlies
Westerlies
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve is called:
Coriolis effect
Thermohaline circulation
Global conveyor belt
Gyres
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
These are the winds that blow from the west to the east:
westerlies
easterlies
trade winds
jet stream
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Due to the Coriolis Effect, gyres in the northern hemisphere move:
clockwise
counter clockwise
northwest
southeast
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Due to the Coriolis Effect, gyres in the southern hemisphere move:
clockwise
counter-clockwise
northwest
southeast
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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