Thermohaline

Thermohaline

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Thermohaline

Thermohaline

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS2-5, MS-PS1-4

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

Warm salty water

Warm water

Cold water

Cold salty water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What does the red line represent?

Warm water

Warm salty water

Cold water

Cold salty water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Thermohaline circulation distributes which of the following?

heat

nutrients

carbon dioxide

all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Comes from the words 'heat' and 'salt'

thermohaline

salinity

density

temperature

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary reason for the different densities in ocean water that drive thermohaline(Ocean) circulation?

Pollution levels

Temperature and salinity differences

The presence of marine life

The depth of the water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is thermohaline circulation primarily driven by?

Temperature and salinity differences

Wind patterns

Earth's magnetic field

Tidal forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Thermohaline Circulation in deep ocean currents is driven by differences in which two factors?

Nutrients

Temperature

Wind

Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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