Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called
What is Surface Currents?
The movie about Nemo is called
What is "Finding Nemo"?
If Earth's surface were covered only with ___, currents would travel in a fixed pattern across the Earth, but Earth’s surface is not covered only with water.
What is water?
____ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
What are deep currents?
Waves are made of two main components. What are those two components?
What is crests and troughs?
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct patterns around the
What is Earth?
The East Australian Current flows along the East coast of
What is Australia?
When currents meet landforms, they change direction. This is known as
What is continental deflection?
Deep currents are mainly controlled by increases in water ___.
What is density?
A ___ is the highest point.
What is crest?
Surface currents are controlled by ___ factors.
What is four?
The East Australian Current flows ____ from the Great Barrier Reef.
What is southward?
___ water currents begin near the equator and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
What is warm?
________ affect the density of ocean water.
What is temperature and salinity?
A ___ is the lowest point.
What is trough?
What is 25?
What is 4.5?
___ water currents begin closer to the poles and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean.
What is cold?
Ocean water gets ___ when it becomes saltier or gets colder.
What is denser?
A _____ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
What is wavelength?
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred
What is meters?
What is 40?
Surface currents greatly affect the ___ in many parts of the world.
What is climate?
Cold air chills the water molecules at the ____, causing them to move closer together.
What is surface?
______ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
What is wave height?