Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

6th - 8th Grade

24 Qs

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS1-4, MS-LS2-3

Standards-aligned

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

______ causes surface currents.

The Coriolis Effect

gravity

density differences

wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

______ causes deep ocean currents

The Coriolis Effect

gravity

wind

density differences

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

decrease

increase

stay the same

fluctuate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.

gyres

eddies

upwellings

the equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

Earth's rotation

gravity

wind

density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

California Current

Gulf Current

North American Gyre

Arctic Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

gravity and the Coriolis Effect

temperature and salinity

wind and climate

temperature and the Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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