Search Header Logo
Climate and Currents Notes

Climate and Currents Notes

Assessment

Presentation

Science

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Valerie Wingerson

Used 93+ times

FREE Resource

11 Slides • 9 Questions

1

media

2

media

3

4

media

5

web page not embeddable

The Coriolis effect (video) | Clouds | Khan Academy

You can open this webpage in a new tab.

6

Multiple Choice

Question image

Storms spin in the different directions based on the storm's

1

Velocity

2

Location in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere

3

Energy

4

All of the Above

7

Multiple Choice

Question image

The Coriolis Effect does NOT explain why

1

A paper airplane thrown directly north from Texas would fly towards Delaware

2

The air in the eye of a storm gets deflected to the rights in the Northern Hemisphere

3

A storm travels faster across wide, flat landmasses

8

media

9

media

10

media

11

Multiple Choice

Winds are created because of a difference in ______ pressure.

1

Solar

2

Air

3

Wind

4

Sune

12

Multiple Choice

Why does warm air rise?

1

Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

2

Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

3

Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

4

Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

13

Multiple Choice

In which direction do the Westerlies flow?

1

from East to West

2

from West to Each

3

from North to South

4

from South to North

14

media

15

media

16

media

17

Multiple Choice

Earth's rotation influence currents by a force known as...

1

Franklin Rotation

2

Coriolis Effect

3

Geotrophism

4

Gyral Nutation

18

Multiple Choice

True or False: Currents originating from the equator will carry cold water.

1

True

2

False

19

Multiple Choice

Question image

A system of four currents flowing around the perimeter of an ocean basin is called ______.

1

a gyre

2

a cell

3

a carroll pattern

20

Multiple Choice

Question image

Surface currents are mainly wind driven and move in a ______ direction.

1

horizontal

2

vertical

3

circular

media

Show answer

Auto Play

Slide 1 / 20

SLIDE