Ocean Surface Currents (Slides 1 and 2)
Nemo (Slides 3 and 4)
Current Patterns (Slides 5 and 6
Deep Currents (Slide 7)
Waves (Slides 8 and 9)
100
Stream like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called?
Surface Currents.
100
The East Australian Current does flow along what coast of Australia, obviously. And it In which flows southward from the Great Barrier
Reef.
East
100
When currents meet land forms, they change direction. This is known as _
Continental Deflection
100
Deep currents are _ movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
stream like
100
Waves are made of _ main components
2
200
The Gulf Stream, transports _
times more water than all of the rivers in
the world
25
200
The East Australian Current transports a staggering _ million cubic metres of water southward each second.
40
200
_ water currents begin near the equator and carry _ water to other parts of the ocean.
warm
200
Deep currents are _ by wind or the Coriolis effect.
not controlled
200
what are the main components of waves
crests and troughs
300
Surface currents are controlled by what four
Factors?
global winds, the Coriolis effect,
continental deflections, and the water
temperature.
300
The East Australian Current is not the fast-flowing _ as it’s portrayed in the movie
Warp-tube
300
_ water currents begin closer to the poles and carry _ water to other parts of the ocean.
cold
300
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _ in water _.
increases and density
300
A crest is the _ point and the trough is the _ point.
highest and lowest
400
Surface currents flow like _ in distinct patterns around the Earth.
rivers
400
The East Australian current is almost 100 km wide, and more than _ km deep
1.5
400
The map below shows the Earth's surface currents. _ water currents are shown in red, and _ water currents are shown in blue.
warm red and cold blue
400
_ and _ affect the density of ocean water.
temperature and salinity
400
A wavelength is the _ between two adjust crests or troughs
distance
500
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred _ and lengths of several thousand _.
Meters and Kilometers
500
the real East Australian Current is much _ and much _ than in the movie
Bigger and Wider
500
Surface currents greatly affect the _ in many parts of the world.
climate
500
Starting at a depth of about _ meters, the water temperature become colder as the depth increases.
200
500
Wave height is the _ distance between a waves crest and its trough.
vertical