Tides
These are daily changes in the level of the ocean water.
Tides
Surface ocean currents that form large circular patterns.
Gyres
The global conveyor belt is driven by this factor.
Differences in density of water
Waves are primarily caused by this.
Wind
These two celestial objects cause tides.
Sun and moon
These two factors determine the strength of the Coriolis Effect.
Speed and Latitude
Thermohaline circulation is dependent on these two factors.
Heat and Salinity
The top of a wave is called this.
Crest
Between these two celestial objects, this one has a greater gravitational pull on the Earth’s oceans.
Moon
Earth Surface currents are affected by the rotation of the earth through this phenomenon.
Coriolis Effect
True or False: colder and saltier water equals water that is more dense.
True
Name an event that causes a tsunami.
Earthquakes, explosions, meteorite, volcano, landslides
An area experiences a high tide at 8:00 am on Monday. At what time will it experience high tide on Wednesday?
9:40 am
This major current flows east of the United States.
The Gulf Stream
This is the speed of the global conveyor belt.
A few centimeters every second
True or False: Waves cause water to move horizontally through the ocean.
False
The sun, moon, and earth look like this when a neap tide occurs.
Sun, moon, and earth should make a 90 degree angle
These are two ways that currents affect life on Earth.
Nutrients, oxygen, and distributes water temperature
This would result if the salinity levels of the global conveyor belt decreased.
The current would stop moving
A water wave has a wavelength of 60 meters. The wave period is 10 seconds. What is the wave speed?
6 m/s