Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of water will an upwelling current bring?

Warm and dense

Cold and nutrient rich

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: During a normal year there will be a weak upwelling due to light wind.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of these maps is an El Nino year?

A

B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which direction will an equatorial current move?

north

south

east

west

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Downwelling is caused by...

salty water becoming cold and dense

warm water from the gulf stream

strong winds from the artic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Ocean Conveyer Belt driven by?

wind

El Nino

La Ninca

temperature and salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Will trade winds be stronger or weaker during an El Nino year?

stronger

weaker

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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