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Ocean Currents and Global Winds

Authored by Daniel Humberd

Science

6th Grade

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Ocean Currents and Global Winds
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt


Which global wind belt moves our air masses across the United States?

polar easterlies

prevailing westerlies

trade winds

horse latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cold water ocean currents start at or near the ____________________, and move toward the ______________________.

poles, equator

equator, poles

low salinity area, high salinity area

equator, continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Surface ocean currents are primarily caused by?

Wind

Convection

Salinity

Obstacles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the movement of ocean currents?

Warm currents start flowing at the poles

Cold currents start flowing at the equator

Cold currents tend to flow under warm currents

Warm currents tend to flow deeper than cold currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main cause for deep ocean currents?

winds

upwelling

tides

density changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of climate would be near cold ocean currents?

hot and humid with lots of rain

mild with cooler weather than similar latitudes

mild with warmer weather than similar latitudes

dry and hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Different areas of Earth’s oceans receive different amounts of energy in the form of heat, resulting in global wind systems, ocean currents and weather patterns. What is the main source of this energy?

kinetic energy from tides

kinetic energy from ocean currents

energy transfer within Earth's crust

energy fron the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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