Ocean Currents and Their Global Impact

Ocean Currents and Their Global Impact

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Ocean Currents and Their Global Impact

Ocean Currents and Their Global Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Paul Dorward

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

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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