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Activity 55-58

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which heats up faster?

a)

Land

b)

Water

2.

About how wide are ocean currents?

a)

100-1000km

b)

10-100km

c)

1000-2000km

d)

1-10km

3.

The beginning of the gulf stream is...

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

4.

Where is the warmest climate?

a)

The North Pole

b)

The South Pole

c)

The Equator

d)

Other

5.

Which way is the California ocean current directed?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

6.

What happened during El Nino?

a)

The eastern Pacific Ocean got slightly warmer

b)

People discovered ocean currents in the Atlantic ocean

c)

The Ireland ocean current got slower and colder

7.

Water cools faster than land

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Who discovered ocean currents?

a)

Bill Nye The Science Guy

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Albert Einstein

9.

What is the most important factor affecting the climate?

a)

Landforms

b)

Magic

c)

Relation to sea level

d)

The sun

10.

Which coast of the United States is warmed by warm ocean currents?

a)

The North Coast

b)

The West Coast

c)

The East Coast

d)

The South Coast