Currents
A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans is called a(n) __________________________.
What is current?
Unlike waves, currents move ______________________ from one place to another.
What is water?
Where does the ocean absorb more of the sun's energy, the equator or the poles?
What is the equator?
___________________________ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
________________ currents move and mix water around the world. They carry cold water from the poles toward the equator.
Unlike waves, currents move ____________________ from one place to another.
What is water?
What is the highest part of a wave called?
What is the crest?
________ _________________ occurs when a vast sheet of warm water moves east toward the coast of South America.
What is El Nino?
What would a warm current do to the climate of a nearby coastal region?
What is warm and humid?
In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to curve ___________________.
What is clockwise?
________________ currents move and mix water around the world. They carry cold water from the poles toward the equator.
What is deep?
What is the lowest part of a wave called?
What is a trough?
Flooding is common during _________ ___________________, which is a wind pattern that brings warm water toward the South American coast.
What is El Nino?
What would a cold current do to the climate of a nearby coastal region?
What is cooler and drier?
The _________________ ___________________ is the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
What is Gulf Stream?
____________________ ______________________ are driven mainly by winds.
What are Surface Currents?
What is the distance between the crest and trough of a wave called?
What is the wave height?
________ _________________ is a climate event that occurs when the surface waters in the eastern Pacific are colder than normal and cause colder and wetter than normal winters.
What is La Nina?
What is more dense, cold or warm water?
The ________________________ ____________________ makes winds and currents move in curved paths.
What is Coriolis Effect?
________________ ______________________ are caused by differences in ocean water density.
What are deep currents?
What is the distance from one crest to the next called?
What is wavelength?
How frequently do El Nino and La Nina events occur?
What is every 2-7 years?
What is another name for the Global Ocean Conveyor?
What is thermohaline circulation?
The sinking of dense, cold water with high salinity causes _____________ _______________________ to form in the oceans near the poles.
What are deep currents?