ocean surface currents
global winds, the Coriolis effect,
continental deflections, and the water
temperature make what
what is creating ocean surface currents
is not the fast-flowing warp-tube.
what is the East Australian Current.
When currents meet landforms, they change direction
what is continental deflection.
____ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
what are Deep currents
Waves are made of two main components - crests and troughs
what are crests
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean.
what is ocean surface currents.
The East Australian Current transports a staggering 40 million cubic meters of___
what is water
Warm water currents begin near the ___ and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
deep currents are mainly controlled by increases in water density.
what is increases
A crest is the ___ point
what is the highest
can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of several thousand kilometers.
what are surface currents.
The East Australian Current does flow along the ___ coast of Australia, obviously. And it does flow southward from
what is the east
Coldwater currents begin closer to the ___ and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean. The map below shows the Earth's surface currents
what is the poles
____ and salinity affect the density of ocean water
what is Temperature
he trough is the ____ point.
what is the lowest
blowing across the Earth’s surface creates surface currents.
what are global winds
the East Australian Current is a ___ jet that you can jump in and out of as your thrill-seeking self desires.
____ greatly affect the climate in many parts of the world
what are Surface currents
____ gets denser when it becomes saltier or gets colder.
what is Ocean water
A _____ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs
what is a wavelength
Just as with winds, the rotation of the Earth causes surface currents to move in curved paths rather than straight lines.
what is the Coriolis Effect.
The current is almost 100 km wide, and more than 1.5 km deep – in fact, more like a ___ than a tube.
what is a ribbon
Some surface currents warm and some cool coastal areas year-round. This causes changes in the ____ that disrupt the climate in many parts of the world.
what is the atmosphere
___ chills the water molecules at the surface
what is Cold air
___ is the vertical distance between a wave's crest and its trough.
what is the Wave height