Ocean Surface Currents
Stream like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean
Surface Currents
The East Australian Current flows along the _______ coast of Australia
East
If Earth's surface were covered only with water, currents would travel in a ______ pattern across the Earth, but Earth’s surface is not covered only with water
Fixed
________ ________ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Deep currents
Crests and troughs
________ _________ flow like rivers in distinct patterns around the Earth
Surface Currents
The East Australian Current transports a staggering ___ million cubic meters of water southward each second
40
When currents meet ________, they change direction.
Landforms
Deep currents are/are not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect.
A ______ is the highest point and the trough is the lowest point.
Crest
Name the four factors that surface currents are controlled by
Global winds, Coriolis affect, continental deflections, and water temperature
The current is almost 100 km wide, and more than ___ km deep.
1.5
_________ _________ is when currents meet land forms, they change direction.
Continental deflection
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _________ in water density.
Increases
A ________ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs
Wavelength
The ______ stream is the longest surface current
Gulf
The actual size of the EAC is _______ compared to what is showed in finding Nemo
______ ______ currents begin near the equator and carry warm other parts of the ocean.
Warm water
Temperature and salinity affect the ______ of ocean water.
Density
_____ _____ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
Wave height
_______ _______ is the rotation of the Earth causes surface currents to move in curved paths rather than straight lines
Coriolis affect
The EAC is/is not the fast-flowing-warp tube as it's portrayed in the movie
Is not
______ water currents begin closer to the poles and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean.
Cold
Less-dense water always flows ____ ____ of denser water.
Ocean aves form because of ______ between the wind and the surface of the water.
Friction