Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

12th Grade

11 Qs

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kyle Cook

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

11 questions

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1.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Cause ocean currents

,

(b) Not related to ocean currents

water density

rotation of the Earth

electromagnetic spectrum

thunderstorms

gravity

winds

tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The total movement of all ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Masses of water that flow from one place to another

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Develop from friction between the ocean and the wind that blows across the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The arrows on the map represent:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Huge, slow moving currents that flow in a vortex.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the five (5) major gyres on Earth:

b
c
d
e
a

North Pacific gyre

Indian ocean gyre

South Pacific gyre

North Atlantic gyre

South Atlantic gyre

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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