Ocean Currents Review
Authored by Ashleigh Onaca
Science
6th - 8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following can cause an increase in density that results in a deep ocean current?
The sun heats the water’s surface.
A warm wind blows across cold water.
An iceberg melts, adding fresh water to ocean water.
Warm water loses energy to its surroundings and cools.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Warm water from surface currents replaces colder denser water that sinks to the ocean floor.
Ocean Currents
Convection Currents
Deep Currents
Surface Currents
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Surface Currents are driven mainly by
Coriolis Effect
Wind
Upwelling
Moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called
Warm Currents
Deep Currents
Shallow Currents
Surface Currents
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______ causes deep ocean currents
The Coriolis Effect
gravity
wind
density differences
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.
decrease
increase
stay the same
fluctuate
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel
gravity and the Coriolis Effect
temperature and salinity
wind and climate
temperature and the Coriolis Effect
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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