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Wind, Currents, and Climate

Authored by Mindy Hoover

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7th Grade

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Wind, Currents, and Climate
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What causes surface currents to move in circular paths?

strong winds
the Coriolis effect
salinity
the Global Ocean Conveyor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Deep ocean currents are caused by _______

wind

earth's rotation

differences in densities (temperature and salt content)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In general, surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles carry ______________ water.

warm
cold
fresh
oxbow lake

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Gulf Stream  ____________ nearby land areas.

cools

causes freezing in

warms

causes rain in 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A surface current effects the climate of nearby land.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why was a plastic toy spill so helpful to scientists studying ocean currents?

The toys showed them where the sea floor was.
The ducks showed that wind currents are real.
The Ducks helped them discover trade winds.
The ducks gave scientists lots of data to study ocean currents.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____________ are large streams of moving water that flow through the oceans.

La Niña

El Niño

Ocean currents

Climate

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