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large drops of water
what is eddies
blowing across the Earth’s surface creates surface currents.
What is global winds
when the current meets the landforms they Change directions
What is continental deflections
mainly controlled by the increase in water density
What is deep current
Made of two components
What is a wavelength
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called Surface Currents.
What is a surface current
begin closer to the poles and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean.
What is cold water current
not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect.
What is deep current
The highest point of a wavelength
What is crest
not the fast-flowing warp-tube
What is the East Austrailian current
can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of several thousand kilometers.
What is surface currents
begins near the equator and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean
What is warm water
stream like movements far below the ocean
What is deep currents
The lowest point of a wavelength
What is through
Surface currents are controlled by four factors:
what is global winds,Coriolis effect,continental deflections, and the water temperature
create warmer climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler (Iceland).
what is warm water climate
ocean water becomes______when it becomes saltier and colder
what is dense
The vertical system between a wave's crest and trough
Wave height
transports a staggering 40 million cubic meters of water southward each second.
What is the East Australian current
longest surface currents transports 25 times more water than all of the rivers in the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!
What is the golf stream
create cooler climates in coastal areas that would be much warmer (San Francisco).
What is cold water current
Affects the density of ocean water
What is temperature and salinity
Ocean waves form because of______between the wind and the surface of the water
What is friction