8th Grade Friday Quiz 11/15

8th Grade Friday Quiz 11/15

8th Grade

21 Qs

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8th Grade Friday Quiz 11/15

8th Grade Friday Quiz 11/15

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Adam Lowe

Used 1+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A result of upwelling is a/an _________ in nutrients in the water.
Decrease
Increase
No Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The nutrients in the water help tiny plants called ______________  to grow. 
algae
kelp
plankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Upwelling causes the water off the western coasts of continents in the tropics to  
Have warmer temperatures than other tropical waters
be productive fishing grounds
produce El Nino 
ride over cold denser waters below

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Upwelling is associated with
a decrease in access to nutrients for phytoplankton
cooler, nutrient-rich waters being pushed up from deeper ocean waters
temperature gradients moving water from the equator to the poles
an increase in human fatalities

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquids is called: 
salinity
density
deflection
upwelling

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern is called a/an: 
Coriolis Effect
continental deflection
ocean current
global winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Explain the importance of upwelling to ocean life.
brings nutrients from the deep ocean to the surface
it allows animals to find new homes
causes density changes that circulate temperature
brings nutrients from the surface to the deep ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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