Ocean Atmosphere and Climate Vocab

Quiz
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds cause surface currents and winds are caused by
the sun
tides
seasons
Coriolis Effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water in the ocean is always
Moving
Still
Warming up
Cooling down
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes wind to blow?
Animal movement
Ocean currents
Similar air temperatures
Differences in air temperatures
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called
the Coriolis Effect
an ocean highway
an ocean current
an ocean river
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Currents that occur at or near the top layer of the ocean are called
tidal currents
convection currents
deep currents
surface currents
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Surface currents are mainly caused by
the Coriolis Effect
convection
salinity
temperature differences
wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the
North Equatorial Current
East Australian Current
Gulf Stream
California Current
Brazil Current
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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