Thermohaline Circulation
Quiz
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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel
gravity and the Coriolis Effect
temperature and salinity
wind and climate
temperature and the Coriolis Effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
Cold
Warm
Freezing
Fresh
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?
ocean current
gyre
upwelling
conveyor belt
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
clockwise
counter clockwise
both
neither
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a large surface current has lost a lot of heat due to evaporation, it becomes more cool, ______&_____, so it sinks.
less salty & more dense
less salty & less dense
more salty & less dense
more salty and more dense
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following involves water from deep currents rising to the surface to replace warm currents moving toward the poles?
evaporation
freezing of the surface of the water
upwelling
squeezing solids out of the ice down into the water below
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
DRAW QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Draw a color diagram of what you observe happening in the video. Show what happens to the warm water and the cold water - label this in your explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
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