Ocean and Seas Unit Practice (2023)

Ocean and Seas Unit Practice (2023)

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

11th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Caribbean Sea?

Back

A tropical sea located in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered by Central America, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the West Equatorial Current?

Back

A warm ocean current that flows westward across the Pacific Ocean, located near the equator.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the North Atlantic Current?

Back

A warm ocean current that is part of the North Atlantic gyre, flowing from the Gulf Stream towards Europe.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Peru Current?

Back

A cold ocean current that flows northward along the western coast of South America, also known as the Humboldt Current.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Gulf Stream?

Back

A warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows up the eastern coast of the United States.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a gyre?

Back

A large system of circulating ocean currents, typically driven by wind and the Coriolis effect.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the North Pacific Current?

Back

A major ocean current that flows eastward across the North Pacific Ocean, part of the North Pacific gyre.

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?