Name the Ocean
This ocean is under India.
Indian Ocean
The rubber ducks all washed up on the shore of Scotland and are no longer in the ocean anymore. (T/F)
False
What is an ocean current?
Movement of water (like a stream or river)
Where can you find the warmest water?
near the Equator
This ocean is by the North Pole and super cold.
Arctic Ocean
What did the rubber ducks help oceanographers map out?
Ocean currents
Name one cause of currents.
Based on our lab last Friday, cold water rises and warm water falls. (T/F)
False
This is the ocean between North America and Europe. The Titanic can be found at the bottom of this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
Where did the rubber ducks originally fall into the ocean?
Hong Kong, China
What two types of currents are there?
Surface currents and deep currents
Where can you find the coldest water?
near the Poles
What two oceans surround the United States of America?
Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans
What direction do currents move in the Northern Hemisphere and what direction do they move in the Southern Hemisphere?
Northern = clockwise
Southern = counter-clockwise
What powers the surface currents as well as the water cycle?
The sun
Name all 5 oceans on Earth.
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern
Name one current that the rubber ducks traveled on.
N. Pacific, E. Australian, etc.
What are two things animals can get from currents?
Transportation, oxygen, food, suitable climate, etc.
What stops the water from going straight from the equator to the poles?