ocean currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean
What are surface currents
_____________________ transports a staggering 40 million cubic metres of water southward each second.
What is the East Australian Current
If Earth's surface were covered only with water, currents would travel in a _______ pattern across the Earth
_________ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
what are deep currents
Waves are made of two main components - ______ and troughs
what are crests
Because of the ____________, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn clockwise while currents in the Southern Hemisphere turn counterclockwise.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
this current is almost 100 km wide
what is the East Australian Current
When currents meet ________, they change direction
what are landforms
Temperature and salinity affect the ______ of ocean water
what is density
Waves move in a _______ pattern.
what is circular
__________ blowing across the Earth’s surface create surface currents.
Speeds in the core of the EAC are among the strongest in the South Pacific, up to _______
what is 4.5 mph
surface currents greatly affect the ____ in many parts of the world.
what is climate
Starting at a depth of about _________, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases.
what is 200 meters
A wave is defined as a transfer of _______.
what is energy