Ocean Surface Currents
What are stream like movements in the ocean called?
Surface Currents
The _________ flows along
the East coast of Australia
East Australian Current
______ currents begin near the equator and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
warm water
_______ are stream like movements
Deep currents
____ are made of crests and troughs
waves
What are surface currents?
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct patterns around the Earth
The East Australian Current does flow southward from the ________.
______ currents begin closer to the poles and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean.
cold water
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _____ in water density.
increases
A ____ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
wavelength
What blows across the Earth’s surface and creates surface currents?
global winds
The East Australian Current transports a staggering ______ cubic meters of water southward each second.
40 million
no
______ and salinity affect the density of ocean water.
temperature
_____ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
wave height
What are surface currents controlled by?
global winds, the Coriolis effect,
continental deflections, and the water
temperature.
The _____ is almost 100 km wide, and more than 1.5 km deep
current
Do surface currents effect the climate?
yes
Ocean water gets _____ when it becomes saltier or gets colder.
denser
____ form because of friction between the wind and the surface of the water.
The ________ is one of the longest surface currents
Gulf Stream
How much water is used in 16,000 swimming pools?
40 million cubic meters of water
Some surface currents are ____ and some are ____.
warm,cold
____ air chills the water molecules at the surface.
warm
There are lots of ____ all around us in everyday life.
waves