Tides & Currents

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• crest
• trough
• breaker
• peak

What is a tsunami?

• a wave direction
• a type of current
• a sand particle
• a giant sea wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Surface currents...

• occur below the surface of the water.
• occur above the surface of the water.
• occur on the surface of the water.
• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• the top
• peak
• crest
• trough

Tides rise and fall about_________ a day.

• once

• monthly

• twice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Tides are the regular rise and fall of ocean water.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by

• the Coriolis effect
• water density
• tides
• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Besides the Moon, the daily tides around the world are MOST affected by the

• wind
• rain
• Sun
• Coriolis effect

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the

• phases of the moon
• seasons (fall, winter, etc.)
• surface currents
• deep sea currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of ocean movement can be described as the rise and fall of sea level, mostly due to the gravitational influence of the moon?

• Current

• Wave

• Tide