Ocean Currents

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12th Grade
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Kyle Cook
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1.
CLASSIFICATION QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Organize these options into the right categories:
Groups:
(a) Cause ocean currents
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(b) Not related to ocean currents
tsunami
electromagnetic spectrum
water density
rotation of the Earth
gravity
winds
thunderstorms
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
The total movement of all ocean currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
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1 min • 1 pt
Masses of water that flow from one place to another
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
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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.
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1 min • 1 pt
The arrows on the map represent:
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
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1 min • 1 pt
Huge, slow moving currents that flow in a vortex.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the five (5) major gyres on Earth:
Indian ocean gyre
South Atlantic gyre
North Pacific gyre
North Atlantic gyre
South Pacific gyre
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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