Ocean Currents and Climate Patterns Quiz

The East coasts of every continent generally have ___________ (warm or cold) water currents.

(a)  

• warm
• cold

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The West coasts of every continent generally have ___________ (warm or cold) water currents.

(a)  

• warm

• cold

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The East coasts of every continent will generally have climates that are _____________ (warmer or cooler) than it would have been without the current passing by.

• warmer

• cooler

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The West coasts of every continent will generally have climates that are _____________ (warmer or cooler) than it would have been without the current passing by.

(a)  

• warmer

• cooler

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Look at the pattern of cold and warm water currents. What seems to determine whether a current carries warm or cold water? Explain why this is so.

Sentence Starter:

“The pattern of cold and warm water currents shows that a current carries warm or cold water based on…, because…”

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Study the ocean currents and compare the general direction followed by currents in the Northern Hemisphere with the direction of those in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sentence Starter:

“The pattern of cold and warm water currents shows that a current carries warm or cold water based on ____, because ____.”

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In the Northern Hemisphere the general direction is _____________________ (clockwise or counterclockwise).

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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In the Southern Hemisphere the general direction is _____________________ (clockwise or counterclockwise).

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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How large is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• 1.6 million square kilometers

• 3 million square kilometers

• 80,000 square kilometers

• 250,000 square kilometers

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How many pieces of plastic are estimated to be in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• 1.2 million

• 80,000

• 1.8 trillion

• 250 billion