Deep Currents Quiz

The replacement of nutrient-depleted water by nutrient-rich water is called

• Downwelling

• Upwelling

• Circulating

• None of the above

What type of deep ocean current occurs where ocean water is becoming denser, causing it to sink?

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Evaporation

• The Gulf Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What helps to bring cool, nutrient-rich water to the surface?

• Downwelling

• Upwelling

• Evaporation

• The Gulf Stream

Upwelling occurs when wind blows water strongly away from shore.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Downwelling takes place along the Equator and brings cool, nutrient-rich water to the surface.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of deep ocean current is cold, nutrient-rich water in dark blue rising from the deep ocean?

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Evaporation

• The Gulf Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the blank(s): ________ is important because it brings nutrients from the deep ocean to the surface, which feeds life.

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Evaporation

• The Gulf Stream

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Downwelling brings water to the bottom of the ocean, driving deep currents

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What helps in the formation of deep ocean currents?

• Temperature

• Wind

• Salinity

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6