Climatology

Climatology

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Climatology

Climatology

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-5, MS-ESS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ocean currents distribute __________ from the equator to other parts of Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____________ puts ocean surface currents in motion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

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1 min • 1 pt

Due to the __________________ effect, ocean currents turn to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The circular patterns in the middle of the oceans are called ___________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The two factors that make sink within the ocean, forming deep-ocean currents, are temperature and ___________.

continental deflection

surface currents

salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Within our oceans, warmer water rises and cold water sinds, creating a convection cell called the __________________________cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The endless stream of seawater that circumnavigates all the oceans of Earth is called the _______________.

Gulf Stream

Thermohaline Cycle

Global Conveyor Belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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