Ocean Surface Currents (Slides 1 & @)
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called...
Surface currents
The EAC flows at...
7kmph
If Earth's surface were covered only with water...
currents would travel in a fixed pattern across the Earth
What are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface?
Deep Currents
What 2 main components are waves made of?
Crests and troughs
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct patterns around...
Earth
The EAC flows on...
The East Coast of Australia
When currents meet land forms...
They change direction
Deep currents are mainly controlled by...
The crest is the...
Highest point
Surface currents are controlled by global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, and...
Water Temperature
It flows... from the Great Barrier Reef
Southward
Warm water currents begin near...
The equator
Temperature and salinity affect the density of...
Ocean Water
The trough is the...
Lowest point
The Gulf Stream flows all the way from Florida to...
Iceland
The East Australian Current transports... cubic meters of water!
40 million
Surface currents greatly affect...
Climate
Ocean water gets denser when it...
Gets colder
Wave height is the vertical distance between a waves...
Crest and Trough
Global winds blowing across the Earth’s surface create...
Surface Currents
The current is almost... wide and... deep
100km and 1.5km
Warm-water currents create...
Warmer Climates
Cold air chills the water molecules at the surface, causing them to...
Move closer together
Ocean waves form because of friction between the wind and the...