Ocean Currents and Temperature Effects

Ocean Currents and Temperature Effects

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Physics

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video tutorial covers ocean currents and their impact on air temperature. It begins with an introduction to ocean currents, explaining how their temperature varies based on their origin. A warm-up activity introduces the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, highlighting its connection to ocean currents. A demonstration shows how water temperature affects air temperature, followed by a simulation to explore this relationship further. The concepts are applied to Buenos Aires and Cape Town, examining how ocean currents influence their climates. The session concludes with a homework activity involving an energy transfer simulation.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What determines whether an ocean current is warm or cold?

The origin of the current

The speed of the current

The salinity of the water

The depth of the ocean

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch form?

By volcanic activity

By ocean currents trapping trash

By fishing activities

By coastal erosion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common misconception about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

It is mostly made of metal

It is located near the equator

It is easy to clean up

It is a solid mass of trash

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the experiment, what was the initial air temperature over both cups?

22 degrees

17 degrees

44 degrees

19 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the air temperature above hot water in the experiment?

It fluctuates

It decreases

It remains the same

It increases

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the simulation activity?

To measure ocean depth

To track fish migration

To calculate ocean salinity

To observe energy transfer between water and air

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might two locations at the same latitude have different air temperatures?

Different vegetation

Different altitudes

Different ocean currents

Different wind patterns

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