Ocean surface currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called _____________.
What is surface currents.
The East Australian Current ____ flow along
the East coast of Australia.
What is does?
Cold water currents begin closer to the _____ and carry cool water to other parts of the ocean.
What is poles?
Deep currents are ___________ movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface.
What is stream-like?
Waves are made of two main components - _____ ___ _______
What is crests and troughs?
Surface currents flow like rivers in distinct ________ around the Earth.
what is patterns
The real East Australian Current is much ______ and much wilder than in the movie.
What is bigger?
Warm water currents begin near the _______ and carry warm water to other parts of the ocean.
What is equator?
Deep currents are not controlled by wind or the _______ effect.
What is the corilios effect?
A _____ is the highest point in a wave.
What is a crest?
Surface currents are controlled by four
factors, what are they?
What is global winds, coriolis effect, continental deflections, and the water temperature?
The Australian current is more than ___ km deep.
What is 1.5?
Surface currents _______ affect the climate in many parts of the world.
What is greatly?
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _________ in water density.
What is increases?
The ______ is the lowest point in a wave.
What is a trough?
The Gulf Stream, which is one of the
longest surface currents, transports __
times more water than all of the rivers in
the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!
what is 25
The current is almost ___ km wide
What is 100?
Some surface currents ____ and some ____ coastal areas year-round.
What is warm and cool?
Temperature and ________ affect the density of ocean water.
What is salinity?
A __________ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs.
What is a wavelength?
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of several ________ kilometers.
what is thousands
The East Australian Current transports a staggering ___ million cubic metres of water southward each second.
What is 40?
Warm-water currents create warmer climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler, for example (_______).
What is Iceland?
Less-dense water always flows on ___ of denser water.
What is top?
____ _______ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
What is wave height?