Waves Tides and Currents

Waves Tides and Currents

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Waves Tides and Currents

Waves Tides and Currents

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-5

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by
the Coriolis effect
water density
tides
wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Gulf Stream current makes the waters of North Atlantic
cooler
warmer
more dense
less nutrient rich

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
Cool the coast
Warm the coast
Cause snow to fall
Cause higher tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?
Flash floods
Mudslides
Droughts
All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what direction does an undertow flow?
same direction as the wave
right angles to the wave
parallel to the wave
opposite direction as the wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?
Spring tide
Longshore current
Tsunami
Swell

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you are playing in the ocean, you must watch out for ____, a spot where the longshore current carries water back into the ocean.
swell
rip tide
neap tide
trough

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