Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called what?
Surface currents
Does
Warm waters come from the ___
Equator
stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface are called ____?
Deep currents
Waves are made of ___ main components
2
Surface currents flow like ____ in distinct patterns around the Earth?
rivers
Great barrier reef
Surface currents travel in ____ patterns
disored
Deep currents are/are not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect
are not
A crest is the ______ point
highest
Surface currents are controlled by how many factors?
4 factors
Does the movie make it seem like the East Australian current is narrow or wide?
narrow
When currents meet landforms, they change direction this is called ____
continental direction
Ocean water gets ____ when it becomes saltier or gets colder
denser
The trough is the ___ point of a wave
lowest
What creates surface currents?
Global winds blowing across the Earth’s surface
The East Australian Current transports a staggering _____ cubic metres of water southward each second
40 million
Surface currents _____ affect the climate
greatly
Starting at depths of about ___ meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases
200
Wave height is the _____ distance between a waves crest and its trough
vertical
Are surface currents curved or straight?
Curved
How many kilometers wide is the current?
100
Warm-water currents create ______ climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler
warmer
The denser water moves along the ______
Ocean floor
Ocean waves form because of ____ between the wind and the surface of the water
friction