Deep Water

Where is ocean water the densest?

• The surface

• The middle

• The bottom

• Lake Michigan

Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface water and deep water

• warm and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperature and salinity are the two factors affecting which type of current?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• High tide and low tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deep water currents are a result of salinity and temperature. Water moves like a conveyor belt across the globe. This process is called...

• Thermometer Currents

• Deep water currents

• Thermohaline Circulation

• Salinity Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

Regular movements of water near the ocean floor are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What technology is primarily used for deep-sea exploration?

• Deep-sea divers with advanced scuba gear

• Manned submersibles

• Satellite imaging

• Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• warm and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6