Ocean Motions

Ocean Motions

7th - 8th Grade

21 Qs

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Ocean Motions

Ocean Motions

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

21 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest part of a wave is called?

wavelength

crest

trough

amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature because of

pressure

the Coriolis effect

salinity

upwelling

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many types of tides are?

one

two

three

four

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The biggest distance between low and high tide is called?

surface current

spring tide

neap tide

Coriolis Effect

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Winds and currents move in curved paths because of the

Coriolis Effect

longshore drift

wave height

El Niño

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The lowest point of a wave is called __________.

crest

trough

wavelength

amplitude

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The vertical distance from the crest to the trough is the wavelength.

True

False

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