Winds, Currents, Climate , and the GPGP Review

Type of circulating ocean current that traps or collects trash

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

• Gyre

• Downwelling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The rotation of the earth that influences ocean winds and currents

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

• Gyre

• Downwelling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Occurs when water pulls away from the surface and nutrient rich water from the deep is brought to the surface

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

• Gyre

• Downwelling

Occurs when water piles up and sinks, trapping nutrients on the seafloor

• Coriolis Effect

• Upwelling

• Gyre

• Downwelling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Dangers of discarded fishing nets in the oceans

• Sea turtles eat them, thinking they are jellyfish. Since they cannot digest the material, they starve to death.

• Oxygen-breathing marine life, like sea turtles, seals and dolphins, become entangled and drowned

• Birds feed them to their young, causing their stomachs to fill indigestible material and they starve.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Dangers of discarded plastic bags in the oceans

• Sea turtles eat them, thinking they are jellyfish. Since they cannot digest the material, they starve to death.

• Oxygen-breathing marine life, like sea turtles, seals and dolphins, become entangled and drowned

• Birds feed them to their young, causing their stomachs to fill indigestible material and they starve.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Dangers of microplastics in the oceans

• Sea turtles eat them, thinking they are jellyfish. Since they cannot digest the material, they starve to death.

• Oxygen-breathing marine life, like sea turtles, seals and dolphins, become entangled and drowned

• Birds feed them to their young, causing their stomachs to fill indigestible material and they starve.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A substance that can be decomposed by bacteria or natural processes is considered....

• Photodegradable

• Biodegradable

• Entangled

• Photobiogradable

A substance that is broken down into smaller bits by the exposure to sunlight is considered...

• Photodegradable

• Biodegradable

• Entangled

• Photobiogradable

The principle drivers of currents in the South Pacific are the ...

• Density differences

• Trade Winds

• Salinity differences between water masses

• Downwellings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6