Ocean Currents
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Science
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7th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
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Ashley Rivers
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the two categories of ocean currents? Select all correct answers.
Mid ocean currents
Deep currents
Beach currents
Surface currents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much of the ocean is involved in surface currents?
10%
5%
90%
20%
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the major force that influences surface currents out in the ocean, way off shore?
winds
tides
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the loops created by surface currents called?
Hurricanes
Whirlpools
Gyres
Bob
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds in the northern and southern hemispheres travel in ____________ directions.
the same
counterclockwise
opposite
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The rotation of the Earth causes currents to move in loops and this is called:
Butterfly Effect
Coriolis Effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Deep ocean currents are driven by:
Changes in density
Earth's magnetic field
Uber or Lyft
Winds and tides
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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