Ocean Currents
Interactive Video
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Science
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Phoenix Leblanc
FREE Resource
8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason the surface of the ocean is warmer than the bottom of the ocean?
water at the bottom contains more dissolved solids
water at the surface absorbs more energy from the sun
friction is created by fast moving currents at the surface of the ocean
wave action transfers heat from the bottom of the ocean to the surface
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ocean near the equator are very..?
warm
cold
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oceans near the poles are very..?
warm
cold
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current passing the Eastern US (Florida). How do the beaches in Florida compare to the beaches in California at the same latitude?
Florida beaches are warmer.
Florida beaches are colder.
They are the same since they are at the same latitude.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do cold ocean currents originate?
poles
equator
high tides
coastal areas
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do warm ocean currents originate?
poles
equator
coastal areas
high tides
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of climate would be near cold ocean currents?
hot and humid with lots of rain
mild with cooler weather than similar latitudes
mild with warmer weather than similar latitudes
dry and hot
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