Ocean Surface Currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called...
Surface Currents
The East Australian Current does flow along
the...
East coast of Australia
Ocean currents carry...
What kind of water
Red and cold water.
...at the surface, causing them to move closer together
Cold air chills the water molecules
.... is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
Wave Height
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct patterns around...
The Earth
The East Australian Current flows...
Southward
Coldwater currents begin closer to the poles and carry ...?
what kind of water?
Cold water
Ocean water gets denser when it becomes...
Saltier or gets colder.
The .... is the lowest point.
Trough
Surface currents are controlled by four
factors...
global winds, the Coriolis effect,
continental deflections, and the water
temperature.
The current is almost...
How wide?
100 km wide
Warm water currents begin near the...
Equator
...are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
Deep Currents
A.... is the highest point
Crest
...which is one of the
longest surface currents transports 25
times more water than all of the rivers in
the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!
The Gulf Stream
The East Australian Current transports a staggering...
40 million cubic meters of water southward each second.
When currents meet landforms, they change direction. This is known as...
continental deflection.
Deep currents are not controlled by...
Wind or the Coriolis effect
Waves are made of two main components...
crests and troughs
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of...
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.
What is continental deflection?
It's when currents meet landforms and they change direction.
Deep currents are mainly controlled by...
increases in water density.
A .... is the distance between two adjusts crests or troughs.
Wavelength