Deep Ocean Currents
Are deep ocean currents fast
Do surface currents move quickly?
Yes
What is a gyre
A large circular loop of water
What is the Coriolis effect
The deflection of the atmosphere to the east in the north and the west in the south is due to the earth's rotation.
How do icebergs form
They break off from glaciers
What drives Deep Ocean Currents
Differences in temp and density
What direction do wind currents generally move in
Horizontal
What are subtropical gyres.
Does the Coriolis effect work at the poles
No
What do cool ocean currents do to the climate
Cool dry air
How does ice formation affect ocean currents?
The cool salty water sinks
What do the surface currents follow
Earth's wind belt pattern
What is the most well-known gyre
The north pacific gyre
What does the Coriolis effect do
It sets up the global wind patterns
What is unique about the gulf stream.
It has Sargassum
Where do deep ocean currents originate
High latitude surface oceans
How much wind energy is transferred to the ocean
2%
Which way do subpolar gyres rotate
Opposite of subtropical gyres
Does the Coriolis effect make gyres
Yes
How is pancake ice formed.
Slush combining in calm waters
What percent of ocean water is in deep ocean currents
90%
What percent of the ocean is affected by surface currents
10%
What dictates gyres
Equatorial currents, western Boundary currents, northern or Southern Boundary currents, eastern Boundary currents
How does the Coriolis effect affect the ocean currents.
What do warm ocean currents do to the climate.
Warm Humid air