
The Impact of Sunlight on Ocean Currents and Atmospheric Pressure

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Science, Geography, Physics
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6th - 8th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the flow of water or air within a larger body?
Ripple
Tide
Current
Wave
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the Sun's uneven heating of Earth affect air pressure?
It results in high pressure at the poles and low pressure at the equator.
It has no effect on air pressure.
It creates high pressure at the equator and low pressure at the poles.
It causes uniform air pressure globally.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Coriolis effect responsible for?
Straight-line wind patterns
Decreased air pressure at the equator
Curved wind and ocean current patterns
Increased solar energy at the poles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary driver of wind-driven surface currents?
Volcanic activity
Earthquakes
Prevailing winds
Ocean tides
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are ocean gyres primarily responsible for?
Moving water and heat around the globe
Decreasing ocean temperature
Creating tides
Increasing ocean salinity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes water to sink in the ocean's deeper currents?
Low temperature and low salinity
High temperature and low salinity
Low temperature and high salinity
High temperature and high salinity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the salt when sea ice forms?
It decreases the water's salinity.
It remains in the water, increasing salinity.
It evaporates into the atmosphere.
It becomes part of the ice.
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