Coriolis Effect

Coriolis Effect

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Coriolis Effect

Coriolis Effect

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Milam

Used 21+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What are the prevailing winds closest to the equator known as?

Tropical winds

Trade winds

Polar winds

Equatorial winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What causes the consistent wind patterns known as prevailing winds?

Differences in air pressure

Ocean currents

Earth's rotation

Differences in temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the curved pattern that results when something moves across a spinning object known as?

Trade winds

Polar vortex

Coriolis effect

Ocean gyres

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What effect does the Coriolis effect have on the prevailing winds at the equator?

It causes them to blow southward

It causes them to blow northward

It causes them to blow westward

It causes them to blow eastward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What do the prevailing winds push along with them as they move?

Sand dunes

Ocean currents

Tectonic plates

Clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the reason for the formation of circular ocean gyres?

Coriolis effect

Trade winds

Tides

Volcanic activity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What influence have the trade winds had on human travel and trade?

They have influenced both migration patterns and trade routes

They have influenced trade routes

They have no influence

They have influenced migration patterns

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