Ocean Currents and Global Wind Patterns

What would be the effect on the particles in the animation if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down.

• They would stop moving completely.

• They would speed up.

• There would be no effect.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How does heat flow?

• Always from cold to warm
• Always from warm to cold
• Both warm to cold & cold to warm
• It depends on the temperature

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

• Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

• Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

• There is more water than sand at the beach.

• There is more sand than water at the beach.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every gram is called____?

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Vibration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air masses

• weather fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• the North Pole

• the South Pole

• the Equator

• upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Decreasing water temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

• increase

• stay the same

• decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Increasing water salinity causes the density of the water to ______.

• increase

• stay the same

• decrease

Where is ocean water the most dense?

• the surface

• near the Equator

• the bottom

• the middle of gyres

What causes deep ocean currents?

• The Coriolis Effect

• gyres

• wind

• density differences

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6