Ocean Surface Currents
Stream-like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean
Surface Currents
The ______________ flows along the east coast of Australia
East Australian current
________ is when currents meet landforms and change direction
continental deflection
Stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
Deep Currents
Waves are made of two components- ______ and _____
crests, troughs
Surface currents are controlled by global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, and ________
Water temperature
The East Australian current flows _______ from the Great Barrier reef
southward
Warm water currents begin near the _______ and cold currents begin near the ______
equator, poles
Deep currents are not controlled by _____ or ______ but are mainly controlled by ________
wind, Coriolis effect, water density
A ______ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs
wavelength
One of the longest surface currents that transports 25
times more water than all of the rivers in
the world and flows from Florida to Iceland
The Gulf Stream
Speeds in the core of the EAC are
among the strongest in the South Pacific, up
to _________ an hour
4.5 mph
Surface currents greatly effect the ______ in many arts of the world
climate
Ocean water becomes denser when it gets _______ or _______
saltier, colder
________ is the veritcle distance between a waves crest and trough
wave height
Winds that that blow across earth's surface and create surface currents
Global
The East Australian Current transports a staggering _______ cubic meters of water southward each second
40 million
Warm-water currents create warm climates in _______ areas that would otherwise be cool
coastal
At ______ meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases
200
Waves move in a _______ pattern
circular
The ________ causes currents in the Northern Hemisphere to turn clockwise while currents in the Southern Hemisphere turn counterclockwise
Coriolis Effect
The East Australian current is almost ____ kilometers wide
100
_________ is an example of cold-water currents creating cooler climates in coastal areas that would be much warmer
San Francisco
The denser water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the _______ in the form of a deep current
equator
__________ are waves that require a medium
Mechanical waves