Ocean Motions

Ocean Motions

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Ocean Motions

Ocean Motions

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The highest part of a wave is called?

wavelength

crest

trough

amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many types of tides are?

one

two

three

four

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The biggest distance between low and high tide is called?

surface current

spring tide

neap tide

Coriolis Effect

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

ocean current

gyre

upwelling

conveyor belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A large rotating ocean current is called a:

tsunami

gyre

wave

swell

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Where do warm currents originate from?

the Equator

the poles

Hawaii

Iceland

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