Ocean surface currents
Streamlike movements of water that occur near the surface of the ocean are called
What is Surface Currents
The East Australian Current flow along the ____ coast
What is east
The current is almost ___ km wide
what is 100
the water temperature becomes _____as the depth increases.
What is colder
Waves are made of ___ main components
What is two
the largest surface current is
What is the Gulf Stream
flow_____ from the Great Barrier
Reef.
What is southward
The current is more than____ km deep
What is 1.5
_____-dense water always flows on top of denser water.
What is more
A ____ is the highest point
What is the crest
surface currents that move in curved paths rather than straight lines
What is Coriolis Effect
Speeds in the core of the EAC are among the strongest in the South Pacific
what is the strongest
That is the equivalent of _____ Olympic swimming pools flowing along our coastline, every second.
What is 16,000
Ocean water gets _____ when it becomes saltier or gets colder
What is denser
the _____ is the lowest point
What is the trough
which direction do currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn
what is clockwise
The East Australian Current is_____ the fast-flowing warp-tube as it’s portrayed in the movie
What is not
The East Australian Current_____ flow along the East coast of Australia
What is does
The denser water moves along the ___________and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a deep current
What is ocean floor
A ___________ is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs
What is a wavelength
which direction do currents in the Southern Hemisphere turn counterclockwise.
What is counterclockwise.
Speeds in the core of the EAC are among the strongest in the South Pacific up to___ mph an hour.
what is 4.5
The East Australian Current transports a staggering 40 _______ cubic meters of water southward each second
what is million
the volume of the water_________ and the water becomes denser
What is decreases
the vertical distance between a waves crest and its trough.
What is Wave height