Climate Quiz 6

Climate Quiz 6

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Climate Quiz 6

Climate Quiz 6

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Linda Anderson

Used 303+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thermohaline ocean circulation is primarily caused by:

the rotation of the earth and the Coriolis Effect.

CO2 concentration in the ocean.

wind and precipitation.

temperature and salinity of ocean water.

El Nino.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about currents is generally true?

Currents traveling toward the poles are warm and currents traveling toward the equator are cold.

Currents traveling toward the equator are warm and currents traveling toward the poles are cold.

Currents flow in the direction of the Earth’s rotation.

Current directions pretty much stay the same over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about climate and plate tectonics is false?

Land masses cause currents to change direction.

Antarctica has always been at the South Pole.

Ocean currents are affected by the position of the continents.

The continents were closer together 100 million years ago than they are today.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Movements of South American, African, and Australian continents since the Eocene epoch have resulted in the movement of the continents away from Antarctica. The movements affected global climate mostly because:

changes in continental positions affected Earth’s axial tilt.

the continents drifted to higher latitudes.

isolation of Antarctica melted Antarctic glaciers.

Antarctic Ocean currents stopped flowing northward.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do ocean currents play a role in the energy balance of the Earth?

Higher levels of energy in very dense salty water allow more salt to be transferred to the equator.

Higher levels of energy in very dense salty water allow more salt to be transferred to the poles.

Higher latitudes receive more energy from the sun, and the excess energy is transferred by currents toward the equator.

Lower latitudes receive more energy from the sun, and the excess energy is transferred by currents toward the poles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) is:

colder than the Antarctic Bottom Water.

the driver of the global ocean conveyor belt.

less salty than the gulf stream due to iceberg formation.

more dense than the Antarctic Bottom Water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How could the global ocean conveyor belt be disrupted?

Less dense waters won’t sink, so the NADW will not form as much.

Global warming can decrease the density of the North Atlantic waters.

Melting sea ice can reduce the amount of salt in surface waters.

All of the choices.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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