Ocean Currents and Climate

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9th - 12th Grade
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Diana Tarpley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best definition of climate?
The general atmospheric conditions over a place over a minimum of 30 years or more
The average temperature of a place
The amount of rainfall in a place
The distance from the equator
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following factors affect climate?
Latitude
Ocean currents
Distance from the ocean
All of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are ocean currents?
Giant underwater rivers that flow in the ocean
Winds that blow over the ocean
Temperature changes in the ocean
Salt content in the ocean
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two categories of ocean currents?
Warm currents and cold currents
Surface currents and deep currents
North currents and south currents
Fast currents and slow currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of ocean currents originate at the equator?
Warm currents
Cold currents
Surface currents
Deep currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of ocean currents originate at the high latitudes?
Warm currents
Cold currents
Surface currents
Deep currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of warm ocean currents on coastal temperatures?
They raise average coastal temperatures
They lower average coastal temperatures
They have no effect on coastal temperatures
They cause extreme temperature fluctuations
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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