Ocean Surface Currents
Stream like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean
Surface Currents
Flows along the east coast of Australia, South from the Great Barrier Reef.
East Australian Current
When currents meet land forms, they change _____.
Direction
Stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
Deep Currents
A crest is the _____ point of a wave.
Highest
Surface Currents flow like _____ in distinct patterns around the Earth.
Rivers
Speeds in the core of the EAC are
among the strongest in the South Pacific, up
to ____ mph.
4.5
Currents don't travel in a fixed direction because of ______.
Continental Deflection
Deep currents are not affected by the _______ effect.
Coriolis
Distance between two adjust crests or troughs
Wavelength
Surface currents are controlled by four
factors: global winds, the _____ effect,
continental deflections, and the water
temperature.
Coriolis
The East Australian Current looks like a tube in the movie Finding Nemo, but it is closer to a ____ shape.
Ribbon
Warm currents travel ____ the equator.
From
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _____ in water density.
Increases
Waves move in a ____ pattern.
Circular
Transports 25
times more water than all of the rivers in
the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!
Gulf Stream
The East Australian Current transports a staggering ___ million cubic meters of water southward each second
40
____ Currents start at the north and south poles.
Cold
Temperature and salinity affect the _____ of ocean water.
Density
An ocean wave is defined as a transfer of _____.
Energy
Just as with winds, the ______ of the Earth causes surface currents to move in curved paths rather than straight lines.
Rotation
The East Australian Current is almost ____ km wide.
100
Surface currents can change the ____ of an area.
Climate
Denser water is (Closer/Farther) than less dense water is to the ocean floor
Closer
Waves that require a medium.
Mechanical Waves