Ocean Surface Currents 1&2
Surface currents are controlled by four factors.. _____
______ _________ __________
Global winds, Coriolis effect, Continental deflections, and the water temperature.
The East Australian current does flow along the ________ of _______
East coast of Australia.
currents would travel in a fixed pattern across the
Earth
___________ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Deep currents
Waves are made of two main components ________ and _________
Crests and Troughs
Global winds blowing across the Earths surface create_______
Surface Currents.
The East Australian Current transports a staggering______ million cubic meters of water.
40
Warm water currents begin near the __________
Equator
___________ _______ and affect the density of ocean water.
Temperature and salinity
Waves move in a ________ pattern
Circular
Surface currents can reach depths of serval ________ meters and _______ of serveral thousand kilomters.
Hundred and lengths
the East Australian Current is a narrow _______
Jet
When currents meet landforms, they change direction. This is known as _____________ _____________
Continental deflection.
As a result, the volume of the water __________
Decreases
A wave is defined as a transfer of _________
Engery
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn______
Clockwise
the real East Australian Current is much _______
Bigger
Cold-water currents create cooler climates in coastal areas that would be much________
Warmer
______ _______ water always flows on top of denser water.
Less-dense
Sound can travel through _________ and _______
Air, Water or solids
Southern Hemisphere turn _______
Counterclockwise
Olympic swimming pools flowing along our______
Coastline
Surface currents greatly affect the climate in many parts of the_____________
World.
The denser water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a
Deep current
Ocean waves are called mechanical waves because they travel through a __________
Medium