Ocean Currents and Their Global Impact

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Science
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9th Grade
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Easy
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Paul Dorward
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What year did the incident involving rubber ducks occur?
1992
1990
1996
1994
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What percentage of the ocean's water is controlled by surface currents?
50%
25%
90%
10%
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What are gyres?
Deep ocean trenches
Small, circular wind patterns
Large waves caused by the moon
Big loops formed by surface currents
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What effect does the Earth's rotation have on wind patterns?
It has no effect
It stops them completely
It makes them stronger
It causes them to form loop-like patterns
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the Coriolis Effect?
The sinking of cold, salty water
The warming of ocean surface water
The deflection of moving air due to Earth's rotation
The process of water evaporation and condensation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What primarily drives deep ocean currents?
The Earth's rotation
Density changes in seawater
Tides
Wind
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What happens to water as it moves towards the North Pole?
It gets colder and saltier
It becomes lighter
It warms up
It becomes less salty
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