5th Grade Making Waves and Vocabulary Quiz

How are surface currents in the ocean formed?

• by blowing wind

• by temperature changes

• by differences in salinity

• by Earth’s rotation

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What is salinity?

• the amount of salt in the water

• the temperature of the water.

• the direction the water is flowing

• ocean currents

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Air and water are alike in that

• they both carry nutrients that fish need.

• they both freeze at the same temperature.

• they both weigh about the same.

• they both rise when heated.

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The author wrote this selection to

• persuade the reader to visit the ocean.

• inform readers about ocean currents.

• express an opinion about ocean trash.

• entertain the reader with a scary story.

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The rotation of Earth causes ocean currents to

• rise to the surface or fall down.

• bend to the left or right.

• move from warm to cold areas.

• become more or less salty.

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What does a conveyor belt do?

• holds things in place so they don’t fall

• blocks sunlight so it doesn’t cause things to fade

• moves things from one place to another

• forms a border that keeps things from moving freely

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How is a gyre like a pot of chicken soup?

• The liquid on the outside moves faster than on the inside.

• The liquid on the

  inside moves faster than on the outside.

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True or False: The temperature of the water does not affect the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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How does trash get into gyres?

• Currents push the garbage that is thrown into water into gyres.

• Wind pushes the garbage that is thrown into water into gyres.

• People throw garbage directly into gyres.

• Animals bring the garbage into the gyres.

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The Gulf Stream is a strong current that moves warm water from the ______ up the eastern coast of the U.S. and then to northern Europe.

• north

• equator

• gyres

• salt

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