Ocean Currents Review

Plastics in an environment introduce harmful chemicals into the ecosystem.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Eating plastics can affect an animals ability to get enough ...

• nutrients

• plastics

• currents

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Gyres in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind and ocean current direction is affected by Earth's rotation.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an ocean current?

• a newspaper about the ocean

• a sea creature

• A continuous flow of water in the ocean

• plastics in the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name of the warm ocean current traveling along the East coast of North America?

• Surface Current

• Gulf Stream

• South Indian

• Atlantic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the Pacific Ocean?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which is the Atlantic Ocean?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What kind of current is the Gulf Stream?

• Warm

• Cool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which Ocean is on the Eastern Coast of the United States?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Michigan