Ocean Surface Currents
Surface currents flow like _____ in distinct patterns around the Earth.
Rivers
The East Australian Current is ___ km wide!
100 km wide
Warm water currents begin near the ______.
Equator.
Starting at a depth of about ___ meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth increases.
200 meters
The top of a wave is called the _____.
Crest
The Gulf Stream flows from Flordia to what country?
Iceland
The East Australian Current is shaped like a _______ rather than a tube.
Surface currents do affect/do not affect the climate in many parts of the world.
Do affect
The denser water moves along the ocean ____ and eventually travels toward the equator.
Floor
The bottom of a wave is called the _____.
Surface currents move in _____ paths because of the Coriolis Effect.
The East Australian Current transports __ million cubic meters of water southward each second.
40 million
____-water currents create cooler climates in coastal areas that would be much warmer
Cold
Ocean water gets _____ when it becomes saltier or gets colder.
Denser
A __________ is the distance between two crests or troughs.
Because of the Coriolis Effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn ________ while currents in the Southern Hemisphere turn _________.
Clockwise, counterclockwise
The East Australian Current does/does not flow along the East coast of Australia.
Does
______ ______ is when currents meet landforms and change direction.
continental deflection
Deep currents are not controlled by ____ or the Coriolis effect.
A wave is defined as a transfer of _____.
Energy
What are the FOUR factors surface currents are controlled by?
Global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, and the water temperature.
The EAC can reach speeds of up to __ miles per hour!
4.5 mph
If the entire Earth's surface was covered in water, the water would move in this direction.
A fixed direction.
Deep currents are mainly controlled by increases in what?
_____ can travel through air, water, or solids, but it can't travel through a _____. It needs the medium to help it travel
Sound, vacuum