Ocean Quizizz

What causes surface currents?

• wind
• salinity
• temperature
• density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes deep currents?

• differences in density
• wind
• weather
• Coriolis effect

Why do currents curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

• riptides
• density
• salinity
• Coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which process will increase the salinity of ocean water?

• evaporation
• currents
• Coriolis effect
• density

How will the melting of icecaps change the salinity of ocean water?

• raise the salinity
• lower the salinity
• no change to the salinity
• I have no idea

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

How are salts added to the ocean?

• precipitation
• evaporation
• erosion from land
• density

As the ocean depth increases, how to temperature and density change?

• it gets colder and more dense
• it gets colder and less dense
• it gets warmer and more dense
• it gets warmer and less dense

What is a deep valley in the ocean formed at a convergent boundary?

• continental shelf
• mid-ocean ridge
• trench
• abyssal plain

What is the primary cause of waves?

• wind
• density
• salinity
• the moon

What is the measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a liquid?

• density
• salinity
• density
• Coriolis effect