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Science
6th
grade
Ocean Currents and Geographical Features Impact on Climate
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromthe North Pole.the South Pole.the Equator.both the North and South pole.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCold ocean currents generally come fromthe North Pole .the South Pole.the Equator.both the North and South pole.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.ColdWarmFreezingFresh
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from Canada.ColdWarmFreezingFresh
- 5. Multiple Choice
How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
Cool the coast
Warm the coast
Cause snow to fall
Cause higher tides
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?
One place is near a warm ocean current.
It is not possible.
They get more sunlight than the other location.
- 7. Multiple Choice
A surface current effects the ________________ of nearby land.
climate
daily temperature
winds
water
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAs you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?NothingIt increasesIt decreasesIt goes up and down
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLarge bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them becausewater heats up and cools more slowly than landwater heats up and cools faster than landwater and land cool at the same timewater and land heat at the same rate
- 10. Multiple Choice
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation and can have lots of vegetation (plants).
dry side
leeward
windward
cloudy side
- 11. Multiple Choice
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives very little to no precipitation and must have drought resistant vegetation (plants).
dry side
leeward
windward
cloudy side
- 12. Multiple Choice
What do ocean currents carry that MOST affects climates?
rain
heat
ships
fish
- 13. Multiple Choice
What causes clouds to form and precipitate before they go over a mountain?
Warm air is rising and condensing as it cools.
Mountains are too tall for clouds to go over.
Cold water is rising and expanding.
Warm water is sinking and condensing.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where are clouds most likely to begin forming?
at the ground
closer to the mountain top
on the right side of the mountain
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer that correctly completes the blanks in order to describe lake effect snow:
_________ wind blows across __________water; moisture condenses into clouds, and is then released in large amounts of snow as the clouds move over _________ land.
Warm, Colder, Warmer
Cold, Warmer, Colder
- 16. Multiple Choice
Cities located near large lakes are likely to get
a lot of snow during every month of the year.
less snow than cities that are further away.
more snow than cities that are further away.
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