Module 7 ESS

Which statements below describes the feature labeled D?

• Rift Valley due to convergent boundaries.

• Rift Valley due to divergent boundaries.

• New Sea Floor is forming.

• Old Sea Floor is being recycled.

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Which statements are true about ocean density and salinity?

• Sea water is less dense than fresh water.

• Sea water is more dense than fresh water.

• Warm equatorial waters have lower salinity.

• Warm equatorial waters have higher salinity.

Which statement best describes the thermocline in this image?

• There is very little change in temperature with increasing depth.

• There is the greatest change in temperature with depth.

• It is located between 400 and 1000 m.

• It is located below 1000 meters.

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Which body of water has the lowest freezing point?

• Lakes

• Streams

• Rivers

• Oceans

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Which statement best describes the cause of movement of water vertically in the oceans?

• The Coriolis Effect.

• Winds.

• Density.

• Size of the body of water.

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Which statement best describes the cause of movement of surface water?

• The Coriolis Effect.

• Winds.

• Density.

• Size of the body of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following influences the movement of ocean currents?

• The Coriolis Effect.

• Winds.

• Density.

• Size of the body of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes land and sea breezes to occur?

• Equal warming & cooling of the land and sea.

• The sea warms more quickly than the land.

• Unequal warming & cooling of the land and sea.

• The sea cools more quickly than the land.

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Which statement is accurate for an area closer to the coast?

• They will have more extreme temperature changes.

• They will have less extreme temperature changes.

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What is the name of the current that flows past Florida towards Europe?

• The Labrador Current.

• The North Atlantic Drift.

• The Canary Current.

• The Gulf Stream.

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