

Understanding Whirlpools and Ocean Currents
Interactive Video
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Science
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4th - 5th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Nancy Jackson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What humorous comparison is made about the ocean in the video?
A large bathtub
A giant swimming pool
A giant toilet
A massive aquarium
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What natural phenomenon is a whirlpool compared to?
A tsunami
A small tornado
A flood
A hurricane
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used for the hole seen in a whirlpool?
Current
Downdraft
Vortex
Swirl
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where can whirlpools typically form?
Only in lakes
Only in oceans
In large bodies of water, rivers, and lakes
Only in rivers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common myth about whirlpools?
They are harmless to swimmers
They can sink large ships
They only occur in the ocean
They are visible from space
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a 'malstrom'?
A type of ocean current
A weather phenomenon
A powerful whirlpool
A type of fish
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the enormous whirlpool legend in Canada?
The Great Whirlpool
The Old Sow
The Canadian Vortex
The Moose Island Swirl
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