Fluid Dynamics

Which of the following is the most common generating force for ocean waves?

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Icefalls

• Wind

Which of the following special types of waves is caused by wave reinforcement?

• Tsunamis

• Rogue waves

• Capillary waves

• Plunging breakers

Which type of tide occurs when the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon combine, forming maximum high and low tides?

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

• Semidiurnal tide

• Diurnal tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following ocean currents is pictured?

• El Nino/La Nina

• Upwelling/Downwelling

• Thermohaline circulation

• Ocean gyres

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following ocean currents is pictured?

• Ocean gyres

• Thermohaline circulation

• Gulf stream

• Upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following factors drives ocean gyres?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Wind

• Changes in water density

• Tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following factors drives the Great Global Conveyor Belt?

• Changes in water density

• Wind

• Tides

• Rotation of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following types of waves occurs at shorelines with steep slopes?

• Plunging breakers

• Rogue waves

• Tsunamis

• Swells

What is the generating force of tsunamis?

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Icefalls

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an examlpe of how human pollution is negatively impacting which of the following ocean currents?

• Gulf stream

• Thermohaline circulation

• La Nina

• Ocean gyres

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6