Currents
A narrow, and powerful current that pulls away for the shore.
What are Rip Currents?
A warm-water current that affects
coastal areas of the southwestern United States (and many other rejoins) by transferring lots of thermal energy and moisture to the surrounding air.
What is the Gulf Stream?
The shape of land masses affecting the flow of water causing loops of water deflecting to different directions.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
This animals (often confused with other things) is facing the threat of bleaching.
What is coral?
The general name for a large amount of water moving in a certain direction, underwater river.
What is an Ocean Current?
When there is more salt in the water, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ increases.
What is density?
The vertical movement of water, causeed by wind bringing cold air closer to the surface of the water.
What is upwelling?
These deep sea creatures (named after fishermen) live in low light conditions.
What are anglerfish?
A body of water in the ocean, that can extend to 400 meters below sea level driven by the wind.
What are Surface Currents?
A decrease in density general leads to an increase in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is temperature?
What are tides?
This kind of turtle is named for its diet not for its color.
What are Green Sea Turtles?
A vertical current caused by changes in density.
What are Density Currents?
This cold current affects areas of the southwestern United States.
What is the California Current?
The melting of earth's ice at the poles with lead to a decrease in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is salinty?
This mollusk is at a high threat but has a major potential for saving ecosytems.
What are oyseters?
A model for large systems of ocean currents that affect weather and climate.
What is the Great Ocean Conveyer Belt?
An increases in density leads to an increases in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is buoyancy?
The oceans are a large holder of this element that plays a major role in climate change.
What is carbon?
These arhtropods are at risk of trawling, particularly in NC.
What are shrimp?