1. 6th grade warm ups
Week of

2. Monday (Mon.)
WU: What is an ocean current and how are they influenced?
Ans: 1: An ocean current is a stream like movement of water.
2: Ocean currents are influenced by weather, the Earth’s rotation, and the position of the continents.

3. Tuesday (Tues.)
WU: What is a surface current and what is it controlled by?
Ans: 1:A surface current is a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by the wind and that occurs at or near the ocean’s surface.
2: It is controlled by global winds, the Corolis effect, and continental deflection.

4. Wednesday (Wed.) 4-25-18 WU: What are global winds?
Ans: 1:Global winds are winds that affect how ocean current flow.
2:Near the equator—winds blow ocean water East to West
3:Near the poles—winds blow ocean water West to East

5. Thursday (Thurs.)
WU: What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it affect surface currents?
Ans: 1:The Coriolis effect is the apparent curving of a moving object from a straight path due to the Earth’s rotation.
2: The Coriolis Effect causes surface current in the Northern Hemisphere to turn clockwise and surrface currents in the Southern Hemisphere turn counter-clockwise. (next)

7. Friday (Fri.)
WU: How does a continent affect the movement of a surface current?
Ans: When a surface current meets a continent, the current will deflect, or change its direction.