Oceans Chap 9 Quiz Review - Circulation of the Ocean
Authored by Edward Libretto
Biology
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The DENSEST water in the ocean is
the warmest
the top layer
the coldest
the middle layer
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which current within a northern hemisphere gyre should have the coldest temperature?
an eastern boundary current
a western boundary current
an equatorial current
a northerly moving current
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under normal conditions, surface winds move across most of the tropical Pacific from the
east to west
west to east
north to south
down to up
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The circular movement of water in the southern Pacific Ocean is on of the 5 ocean
gyres
currents
whirlpools
spirals of destruction
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Sverdrup (Sv) is a measure of
volume of water per unit time
temperature as a function of latitude
the northern lights
scholastic aptitude
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the southern hemisphere currents move in a _______________ pattern in an ocean basin.
counterclockwise
clockwise
north to south
south to north
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
El Nino conditions are associated with
a disruption in the equatorial current
strengthening of the equatorial curent
strengthening of the trade winds
the end of The Gulf Stream
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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