Part III: Winds and Currents Worksheet

ACTIVITY 3

ACTIVITY 4

If you threw a bottle into the ocean from Ocean City, Maryland, where do you think it would land? Mark an "A" on your currents map to show where you think it would land. If you know the name of that location, write it here. What would affect its course: winds, currents, or both?

If you threw a bottle into the ocean from Los Angeles, California, where do you think it would land? Mark a "B" on your currents map to show where you think it would land. If you know the name of that location, write it here.

If you threw a bottle into the ocean from Ocean City, Maryland that had a sail on it, would that change its destination? If you think the destination would change, mark a "C" on your currents map to show where you think it would now land. If you know the name of that location, write it here. If you do not think the destination would change, write that here. What would affect its course: winds, currents, or both?

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