Ocean Currents/Global Winds QUIZ

On your OCEAN CURRENTS MAP, what color represents warm currents?

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

What part of Planet Earth is the warmest/gets sunlight first?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• They all get the same sunlight

• Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at your WIND BELTS Map. How many degrees is each wind belt?

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 60 degrees

What is the name of the Wind Belt near the equator?

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Southerlies

• Westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds near the North and South Pole are called

• Westerlies

• Northerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Take a look at your OCEAN CURRENTS MAP or CHART. What type of temperature does GULF STREAM have?

• Cold

• Warm

• Frozen

• Boiling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at your OCEAN CURRENTS MAP. Which current forms almost a straight line?

• Humboldt

• Antarctic

• Kuroshio

• Brazil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What part of Planet Earth has LOW air PRESSURE?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• All of Planet Earth has low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction do EASTERLIES travel?

• West to East

• East to West

• Both directions, East and West

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global Winds travel ______ distances

• short

• long

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5