Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called ______ ______.
Surface Currents
The _____ ______ Current is not the fast-flowing warp-tube
East Australian
When ______ meet landforms, they change direction.
When currents meet landforms, they change direction.
_______ _______ are not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect.
Deep currents are not controlled by wind or the Coriolis effect.
A ___________ is the distance between two adjusts crests or troughs.
A wavelength is the distance between two adjusts crests or 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 flow along the ______ ______ of Australia,
East Coast
Warm water ______ begin near the equator and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
Warm water currents begin near the equator and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
Deep ______ are mainly controlled by increases in water density.
Deep currents are mainly controlled by increases in water density.
Wave _____ is the vertical distance between a wave's crest and its trough.
Wave height is the vertical distance between a wave's crest and its trough.
The Gulf Stream, which is one of the longest surface currents transports 25 times more water than all of the rivers in the world and flows from _____ to _______
Florida to Iceland
And it does flow southward from the ____ ______ ____.
Great Barrier Reef.
Surface currents greatly affect the ______ in many parts of the world
Surface currents greatly affect the climate in many parts of the world
The denser water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a _____ _______.
The denser water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a deep current.
________ waves are waves that require a medium.
Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium.
_____ ______ can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of several thousand kilometers.
Surface currents
The East Australian Current transports a staggering _____ _______ _____ of water southward each second.
40 million cubic meters
Some ________ _________ warm and some cool coastal areas year-round.
Some surface currents warm and some cool coastal areas year-round.
Deep _______ are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Deep currents are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Other examples include water waves,_______ _____, and waves traveling through a spring.
Other examples include water waves, seismic waves, and waves traveling through a spring.
Global winds blowing across the Earth’s surface that creates ____ _____
Surface currents.
The current is almost 100 km wide, and more than ___ ___ deep
The current is almost 100 km wide, and more than 1.5 km deep
Warm-water ________ create warmer ______ in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler (Iceland).
Warm-water currents create warmer climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler (Iceland).
The diagram at the right shows how ____ _______ and surface currents interact and trade places.
The diagram at the right shows how deep currents and surface currents interact and trade places.
Ocean waves are called __________ _____ because they travel through a medium
Ocean waves are called mechanical waves because they travel through a medium