Wind and Ocean Water

Cold air _______ because it is more dense.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

____ is caused by the movement of air from aeas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In a density current the water moves

• vertically up or down

• only vertically up towards the suface of the ocean

• horizontally across the surface of the ocean

• horizontally up to 400m below the surface of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The ______________ ______________ are cold winds that blow from east to west near the North and South Poles.

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• north winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds are often named for the dirrections they ______ ________.

• are going to

• come from

• were discovered in

• where they stop

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the steady winds that flow from east to west between 30 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude? Hint: they were named by sailors

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• ocean winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis effect states that Earth's rotation causes moving air and water to curve to the right in the ___________ and the left in the ___________.

• Southern hemisphere

  Northern hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

  Southernhemisphere

• Daytime

  Night-time

• Night-time

  Daytime

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is more dense, fresh water or salt water?

• They are the same denisty

• salt water

• fresh watere

• what is water, who are you, where am I?

________ is a vertical movement of water toward's the oceans surface

___________ is a wind-driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the ocean's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6