Ocean currents

Warm water is less _______________ than cold water.

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Water with high salinity is _______________ dense than water with low salinity.

Use the clues provided to fill in the blanks. The circular movement of matter due to density, temperature, and salinity drives __________ __________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The _______________ heats Earth’s oceans.

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The weather patterns of a region

• density

• weather

• convection

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material

• density

• salinity

• temperature

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the amount of matter in a given volume

• density

• salinity

• convection

• temperature

the circulation of hot and cold matter

• temperature

• convection

• salinity

• density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the salt content of a substance

• volume

• density

• temperature

• salinity

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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