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Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the coriolis effect
an illusion where a object is continuing to go straight.
when a object or vehicle is going in a 360 motion.
is where an object tend to be going straight but appears to turn.
when the moon gravitational pull affects an object.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what is a gyre ?
a spiral, or vortex.
a ditch near the ocean trench
a current in the ocean causing tornadoes.
a cilicone, or 180 degress shape.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many ocean gyres are there? And what are the names 
North atlantic, south atlantic, north pacific, south pacific and antartca ocean gyres.
North atlantic, south atlantic, north pacific, south pacific and indian ocean curents.
North atlantic, south atlantic, north ,  and indian river gyres.
North atlantic, south atlantic, north pacific, south pacific and indian ocean gyres.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

solar heating is classified as 
The use of the sun radiation to power houses solar powered cars ect in. 
is the conversion of sunlight into heat for water heating using a solar panel.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what did the ocean gyre do
heats the ocean
lowered the ocean temperature 
caused circular waves
distribute heat around the planet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do ocean gyre help drive the conveyor belt
Yes 
No simply because the gyre can't inflict the conveyor belt

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what factors affect ocean gyres?
Ocean currents and climate, solar heating,
the polution around the world
Earthquakes
The shift and breakage in the earth crust

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

how are ocean gyres formed?
The force of the moving objects in the ocean
wind gauges dropped in the ocean
The earth rotation deflects or changes the direction of, these wind-driven currents which forms ocean gyres.
the tilt of the earth axis

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do ocean gyres work?
they get pushed around in counter clockwise motions
they get push side to side
they get pushed around in a clockwise motion 
both moved around in a counter and clockwise motion