SOL 4.7 Oceans

Which of the following is not a cause of currents?

• Temperature

• WInd

• Pressure

• Salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes tides?

• moon's gravity

• sun's gravity

• salinity

• earth's gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a current?

• increase in temperature

• circular pattern of wind

• decrease of salinity

• motion of water that looks like a river undersea

How many tides do we experience everyday?

• 1 high tide, 1 low tide

• 1 high tide, 2 low tides

• 2 high tides, 1 low tide

• 2 high tides, 2 low tides

What do the arrows on the map represent?

• size of waves

• water weight

• ocean currents

• time between tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sailors long ago would catch the current off the coast of Virginia. This current would help them get to which continent?

• South America

• Central America

• Europe

• Southern African

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is greater than that of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that, compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea is —

• wider

• saltier

• cooler

• deeper

_____ are the up and down motions in water caused by winds.

• tides

• waves

• phases

• currents

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_____ are the continuous movement of ocean water in a specific direction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The back and forth movements caused by the gravitational pull of the moon are called

• tides

• currents

• waves

• drifts

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1