Ocean Surface Currents
Surface currents are controlled by what four factors
global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, and the water temperature.
what did Nemo add as a poetic license
the east Australian current is not a fast-flowing tube
____ would travel in fixed pattern across the south
currents
___ ___ are stream like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
deep currents
wave
How do Surface Currents flow?
They flow in distinct patterns around the earth
what is current about the east Australian current
It does flow southward from the great barrier reef.
when currents meet landforms they ___ ___
change directions
Ocean water gets denser when?
it gets salter or colder
___ ___ are waves that require a medium
mechanical waves
When do streamlike movements occur
They occur near the surface of the ocean are called Surface Currents.
How fast and the east Australian current goes up to?
4 to 5 mph
cold water currents begin to the?
poles
deep currents are not controller by wind or the _ _
Coriolis effect
waves are made of two main components of?
how many times does the gulf stream transport water by?
25 times
How is the movie finding Nemo a narrow jet
it makes you think that you jump in thrill-seeking self desires
warm water currents begin near the __ and carry
warm water to other parts the ocean
equator
the water temperature becomes colder a the depth
increases
A ____ is the highest point and the ___ is the lowest point
global winds blow across earth so
they can create surface currents
The east australian current transport ____ ____ of water southward each second
staggering 40 million cubic meters of water
cold water currents create __ in coastal areas that would be much warmer San Francisco
cooler climates
deep currents are mainly controlled by?
increases in water density
___ ___ is the vertical distance between a waves' crest and it's trough
wave height