Waves, Tides, and Currents 6th - 8th Grade Quiz

Waves, Tides, and Currents

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Diane Goldsberry

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Other Sciences

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

The Gulf Stream current makes the waters of North Atlantic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Besides the Moon, the daily tides around the world are MOST affected by the

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

The vertical distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave is called

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

In what direction does an undertow flow?

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

When you are playing in the ocean, you must watch out for ____, a spot where the longshore current carries water back into the ocean.

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the

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