Oceans and Climate Change

Coral is dying due to _________________ and can't build its exoskeleton due to _____________________

• saltiness increasing/acidification

• pollution/free hydrogens

• high ocean temperatures/free hydrogen ions

• free hydrogn ions/ higher ocean density

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The two attributes of ___________ and ______________ are critical to how the ocean conveyor moves

• temperature and saltiness

• temperature and depth

• Earth's rotation and pH

• temperature and pH

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The AMOC brings huge amounts of ___________ energy to ______________

• heat/eastern Europe

• saltiness/ Western Europe

• density/ Eastern Europe

• Heat/Western Europe

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Dilution of the waters near Greenland threaten the

• Gulf Stream

• Atlantic Current

• AMOC

• equatorial curreent

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

The temperature in Western Europe could _________ if the AMOC stops

• raise by 30 degrees C

• drop by 10 degrees C

• raise by 10 degrees C

• drop by 30 degrees C

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The North American Cold Water Blob is the name for the area

• near Greenland where warm water is raising too quickly

• near North America where cold water is not falling fast enough

• near Greenland where cold water isn't falling fast enough

• near Europe where warmer water is bringing heat to Europe

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The best answer to both global warming and ocean acidification is

• pull more CO2 out of the atmophere

• stop burning fossil fuels

• negative emissions machines

• carbon capture machines

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A place that stores carbon for long periods of time is a

• carbon deposit

• carbon sink

• carbon source

• carbon layer

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The removal of freshwater, leaving salt behind, is due to

• winds causing evaporation and temperature

• sea level rise and winds causing evaporation

• winds causing evaporation and sea ice forming

• sea ice forming and warm waters rising

Warmer ocean water has ___________ density than colder ocean water

• less

• more

• equal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4