Ocean Currents

REVIEW: When CO2 is added to the ocean, the ocean's acidity goes ________ and its pH goes _______

• Up; Up

• Up; Down

• Down; Up

• Down; Down

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

REVIEW: Which water would be the most DENSE?

• Warm water with lots of salt

• Warm water with less salt

• Cold water with lots of salt

• All water has the same density

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Wind is responsible for which ocean movements? You can pick more than one!

• Waves

• Upwelling

• Surface Currents

• Deep Ocean Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does upwelling occur?

• Water gets colder when winds from the North go above it

• Salty water gets blown away and less salty water rises to take its place

• Cold water gets blown away and warm water rises to take its place

• Warm water gets blown away and cold water rises to take its place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In surface currents, warm water moves towards the _______ and cold water moves towards the ________

• Poles; Poles

• Poles; Equator

• Equator; Poles

• Equator; Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why does the Coriolis Effect happen?

• Because water is heavier than air

• Because Earth goes around the Sun

• Because Earth is a sphere that spins

• Because water freezes very easily

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the Northern Hemisphere, water moving North gets deflected...

• To the right/east/

  clockwise

• To the left/west/

  counter clockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6