Earth's Wind and Water Movement

What is a current?

• science

• the Earth

• when something is still

• a continuous flow of something

What is the kind of current caused mainly by the wind?

• electrical current

• surface current

• current berry

• deep current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of water floats?

• fresh water

• salty water

• cold water

• salinity and temperature don't affect density

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What is true about ocean currents?

• they are caused by a big pump

• they are usually stopped

• they don't matter much

• they are always moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Currents are important because they

• they move cool water to hot places

• move nutrients and animals around the ocean

• they move heat from warm places to cold places

• All of the answers are correct.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is one of the main causes of surface currents?

• boat motors

• wind

• the tilt of the Earth

• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of current is caused mainly by some types of water sinking and some water floating?

• electrical currents

• the jet stream

• deep ocean currents

• surface currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What two forces cause currents to curve and change direction?

• schools of fish and other marine life

• earthquakes and hurricanes

• the Coriolis effect and deflection

• ships and other marine vessels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is true about the Earth, all water, and the atmosphere?

• only the oceans and the Earth are connected

• they are all connected and constantly interacting

• they are not connected at all

• only water and the atmosphere are connected

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Which of the following looks like convection?

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