Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called
Surface Currents
speeds in the core of the EAC are
among the strongest in the South Pacific, up
to______an hour.
4.5 mph
Surface currents ______ affect the climate in many parts of the world.
greatly
water becomes denser starting at a depth of about _____meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases.
200
waves are made of ______
WATER
The_______Stream, which is one of the
longest surface currents
Golf
The East Australian Current transports a staggering ______ cubic meters of water
40 million
If Earth's surface were covered only with water, currents would travel in a ______pattern across the Earth,
fixed
Deep currents are _____ controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect.
not
Waves are made of two main components what are they
crests and troughs.
all of the ocean Currents in
the world and flows from________to________
Florida to Iceland
That is the equivalent of ______Olympic swimming pools flowing along our coastline, every second. The
16,000
some surface currents warm and some cool coastal areas ________.
year-round
________ water always flows on water always flows on top of denser water.
Less-dense
A _____ is the highest point and the trough is the lowest point.
crest
_______winds blowing across the Earth’s surface create surface currents.
Global
The current is almost ______ wide, and more than 1.5 km deep
100km
Warm-water currents create warmer climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much ______
cooler
The denser water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the ______ in the form of a deep current
equator
A _________is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
wavelength
Surface currents can reach depths of several __________ meters and lengths of several ________kilometers.
hundred thousand
what is the name of nemo friend
dory
This is known as _________ deflection.
continental
Temperature and _______affect the density of ocean water.
salinity
Wave_______ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
height