SCI 8: Water Systems
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Name:_________________________
Homeroom: _______
Ocean Currents In-Class Assignment
Curriculum Outcomes Addressed
 Investigate how temperature differences in water cause currents (209-1)
 State a conclusion about the formation of water currents (209-04)
This activity will be handed in at the end of the class to be marked.
1. What is an ocean current?
2. What are the two types of ocean currents found in the oceans?
3. How many major surface currents are found in the Earth’s oceans?
4. Name the five main causes of currents, and explain each one of them.
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SCI 8: Water Systems
Date:_____________________________
Name:_________________________
Homeroom: _______
5. What two things cause density differences in water?
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6. Name and explain four reasons why ocean currents are important on our Earth/in our oceans.
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