Exploring Ocean Currents and Tides

What is the primary force that drives surface ocean currents?

• Wind

• Tides

• Earth's magnetic field

• Seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which term describes the global circulation system of deep ocean currents driven by differences in temperature and salinity?

• Gyre

• Thermohaline circulation

• Upwelling

• El Niño

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name given to the large, circular current systems found in the major ocean basins?

• Tides

• Gyres

• Eddies

• Upwellings

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which effect causes moving air and water to turn and twist due to Earth's rotation?

• Greenhouse effect

• Coriolis effect

• Doppler effect

• Tidal effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the main cause of ocean tides on Earth?

• Wind patterns

• Gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

• Ocean currents

• Plate tectonics

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Which type of tide occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in the highest high tides and lowest low tides?

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

• Diurnal tide

• Mixed tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the process called when warm water rises and cold water sinks, creating a vertical movement in the ocean?

• Convection currents

• Upwelling

• Downwelling

• Gyre formation

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What is the name of the global system of deep-ocean circulation that moves water around the world’s oceans?

• Global conveyor belt

• Jet stream

• Gulf Stream

• El Niño

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During which phase of the Moon do neap tides occur?

• Full and new moon

• First and third quarter moon (Half Moons)(90 degree angle)

• Crescent moon

• Gibbous moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which direction do gyres in the Northern Hemisphere generally rotate?

• Counterclockwise

• Clockwise

• Upward

• Downward

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