Ocean Surface currents
What determines the path of surface currents?.
The Coriolis effect.
The East Australian _____ does flow along
the East coast of Australia,
Current
If Earth's surface were covered only with water currents would travel in a fixed pattern across the Earth.
Surface
Deep currents are mainly controlled by ________ in water density.
Increases
Waves are made of two main components - ___ and ____.
Crests and troughs
The Gulf Stream, is one of the longest_________
Surface currents
peeds in the core of the EAC are
among the strongest in the South Pacific, up
to ___ mph an hour.
4.5
Warm water currents begin near the equator and carry _____ to other parts of the ocean.
Warm Water
Deep currents are not controlled by ___
Wind/coriolis effect
A _______ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
Wavelength
the rotation of the Earth causes _____________to move in curved paths
Surface Currents
The East Australian Current transports a staggering 40 million cubic metres of water southward each ____. (Second,MInute,Hour)
Second
Cold-water currents create _____ climates in coastal areas that would be much warmer (San Francisco).
Cooler
________and salinity affect the density of ocean water.
Temperature
______ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
Wave Height
Because of the _______, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn clockwise
Coriolis Effect
The current is almost 100 ___ wide, and more than 1.5 km deep – in fact, more like a ribbon than a tube.
KM
Warm-water currents create _____climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler (Iceland).
Warmer
____-dense water always flows on top of denser
water.(more,less)
Less
_________ form because of friction between the wind and the surface of the water.
Ocean aves
_____ blowing across the Earth’s surface create surface currents.
Global Winds
The East Australian Current transports a staggering __ million cubic metres of water southward each second.
40
Surface currents ____ affect the climate in many parts of the world.(Barely,Greatly)
Greatly
The ______ water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a deep current.(less dense,denser)
Denser
Waves move in a ______ pattern.
circular