ocean and surface currents
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct patterents around what
The earth
The East Australian Current is not the fast-flowing warp-tube as it’s portrayed in the movie it is
an even better ride than that.
If Earth's surface were covered only with water
currents would travel in a fixed pattern across the Earth
deep currents are
stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
Waves are made of two main components
crests and troughs
Surface currents are controlled by what four factors
global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, and the water temperature.
The East Australian Current does or doesn't flow along the East Coast of Australia
does
When currents meet landforms
they change directions
Temperature and salinity affect
the density of ocean water
A wavelength is the distance between two
adjust crests or troughs
The Gulf Stream, which is one of the longest surface currents, transports what
25 times more water than all of the rivers in the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!
And it does or doesn't flow southward from the Great Barrier Reef
does
Warm water currents begin near the
equator
Ocean water gets denser when
it becomes saltier or gets colder
Wave height is the
vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of what
several thousand kilometers
Speeds in the core of the EAC are among the
strongest in the South Pacific, up to 4.5 mph an hour
Cold water currents begin carry cool water to
other parts of the ocean
Cold air chills the
water molecules at the surface
Sound is a type of wave that moves through
matter
Because of the Coriolis Effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turns
clockwise
East Australian Current is not a
narrow jet that you can jump in and out of as your thrill-seeking self desires
Surface currents greatly affect the
climate
Less-dense water always flows on
water
Mechanical waves are waves that require a
medium