Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called _____ ____.
What are Surface Currents?
The East Australian Current flows along the __________.
What is the East Coast of Australia?
When currents meet landforms, they change direction. This is known as ____________.
What is Continental Deflection?
________ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Waves are made of two main components - crests and ______.
What are Troughs?
The Gulf Stream, which is one of the longest surface currents, transports __ times more water than all of the rivers in the world and flows from Florida to Iceland.
What is 25?
The EAC flows _______ from the Great Barrier Reef.
What is Southward?
If Earth's surface were covered only with water, currents would travel in a ____ pattern across the Earth.
What is fixed?
Deep currents are not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect,but increases in _______.
What is Water Density?
A ________ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
What is a Wavelength?
Surface currents can reach depths of ______
The East Australian Current transports a staggering __ million cubic metres of water southward each second.
What is 40?
Warm water currents begin near the _______ and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
What is Equator?
Temperature and _______ affect the density of ocean water.
What is Salinity?
Ocean waves form because of ______ between the wind and the surface of the water.
What is Friction?
_____ blowing across the Earth’s surface create surface currents.
What are global winds?
The current is almost ___ km wide.
What is 100?
___________ greatly affect the climate in many parts of the world.
What are Surface Currents?
Starting at a depth of about ___ meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases.
What is 200?
Waves move in a ______ pattern.
What is Circular?
Because of the Coriolis Effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn _________
What is clockwise?
The EAC is more than ___ km deep.
What is 1.5?
Likewise, Cold-water currents create cooler climates in ______ areas that would be much warmer.
What are Coastal?
The ______ water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a deep current.
What is Denser?
Sound is a type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our ______ so we can hear.
What are Eardrums?