Ocean Currents and Natural Systems

The name of this Unit is called: ________

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An ocean region where humans harvest or raise marine animals is

• California Current

• Upwelling

• Fishery

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

There was a large population of sardines off the coast of California because

• Sardines ate the seaweed that grows along the coast.

• close to the shore was nutrient-rich upwellings.

• The gyre collected trash, which attracted the sardines.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or False: The topography of the Monterey Bay allows for deep, nutrient-rich water to form an upwelling.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The two important variables that govern water density are:

• Erosion

• Density

• Temperature

• Salinity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Warm water is _______ dense than cold water, so it floats above cold water.

• more

• less

The wind-driven movement of cold, usually nutrient-rich water from ocean depths to the surface is

• upwelling

• Seasonal thermocline

• gyre

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Upwellings are an example of

• Lateral nutrient depositation

• Vertical Currents

• Wind induced sardine migration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Examples of Human-made projects that impact Ocean Processes:

• Dredging

• Breakwater

• Jetty

• Longshore Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Who are stakeholders in the "Abalone Farming/Kelp Forest" case study?

• Abalone Farmers

• Local tourism businesses

• California Department of Fish and Game

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5