D293

D293

8th Grade

15 Qs

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D293

D293

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What will most likely occur when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

volcano

mountain

earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

___________________________ describes the worldwide circulation of water due to surface currents and deep ocean currents that work together to move heat energy around the globe.

Global Ocean Conveyor Belt

Coriolis Effect

Salinity - Driven currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement goes along with this activity?

Earth's rotation causes winds to travel in a straight line.

Earth's revolution causes land to affect the flow of ocean currents

Earth's rotation causes winds to curve; this process is called the Coriolis Effect.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What did we learn from this activity?

Deep ocean currents form when two types of water have the same density.

Deep ocean currents form when more dense seawater (cold, salty) sinks and less dense water replaces it.

Warm water with low salinity are two properties that make water dense.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What did we learn from this activity?

Water heats up slowly and loses heat quickly.

Land (soil) heats up slower than water.

Water heats up slowly, but will hold heat longer than land (soil).

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which best describes the part highlighted in yellow?

equator

convection current

deep ocean currents

Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What did we learn in this activity?

As wind blows across the water, the water moves in the opposite direction of the wind.

Global winds cause deep ocean currents.

Global winds cause surface currents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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