Oceans

Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Do variations in temperature and salinity drive the Global Conveyor Belt?

• Maybe

• No

• Yes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False: Surface currents affect coastal climates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The salt content of a substance

• density

• temperature

• convection

• salinity

Tides are caused primarily by the _______ gravity.

• Spring
• moon's

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the daily rise and fall of sea level at a given place along the shore called?

• wave
• tide
• upwelling
• barrier reef

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Oceans cover about ___ % of the Earth.

• 20
• 25
• 70
• 75

As the depth of the ocean increases, the temperature _______.

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

Which level of the ocean has the most plants and marine life?

• trench
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• continental slope

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How does the depth of the ocean affect how much light that part of the ocean receives? 

• The ocean gets lighters as it gets deeper.
• The more shallow the ocean, the darker it appears.
• The deeper the ocean is, the darker it gets.
• There is no connection between depth and light in the ocean.