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Ocean Currents

Authored by Laura Rapsawich

Science

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are stream-like movements of water that flow across the ocean called?

Wind Currents

Deep Currents

Coriolis Effect

Surface Currents

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the Gulf Stream and other warm-water currents originate from?

Alaska

Equator

North and South Poles

California

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do cold-water currents originate from?

Northern Hemisphere

California

Tropics

North and South Poles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What powers the formation of the ocean currents?

Wind

Moon

Sun

Ohio

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do warm-water currents affect the climate of the coastal areas that they flow?

Create a colder climate

Create a warmer climate

No change to the climate

Create extremely hot climate

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two things that effect the formation of deep currents?

Salinity and upwelling

Salinity and wind

Temperature and wind

Temperature and Salinity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the process in which cold, nutrient dense water from the deep ocean rises to the surface and replaces warm surface water?

Upwelling

Coriollis Effect

Continental Deflection

Global Winds

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