4 DIFFERENT CURRENTS
What current is a large volume of water flowing in a certain direction?
What is Ocean Current
Where does the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt originate?
What is the Gulf Stream
What is the name of the effect that deflects moving objects (like weather systems) due to the Earth's rotation, causing them to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the Coriolis Effect
What ocean process brings nutrient-rich deep water to the surface, supporting high marine productivity?
What is Upwelling
What is the Pacific Ocean
What current carries warm or cold water horizontally across the earths surface?
The Gulf Stream, a strong, warm current, is part of this conveyor belt's surface branch, carrying heat poleward.
What is the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
The Coriolis Effect is most pronounced at what latitudes, where the Earth's rotation speed is greatest?
What are The Poles
What is the Vertical movement of water towards the earths surface?
What is Upwelling
What term describes the movement of ocean water caused by the pull of the moon?
What are Tides
What is a narrow, powerful, surface current that flows away from the shore.
What is Rip Current
This global system of currents, driven by temperature and salinity differences, is also known as the "thermaldrome of the oceans".
What is the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
The Coriolis Effect is the movement of wind and water, in which direction is it caused by the Earth's rotation?
What is Right or Left
A major upwelling area, often characterized by very productive fisheries, is found off the coast of what South American country?
What is Peru
What is the name of the ocean current that is responsible for bringing warmer water from the equator to the coast of western Europe?
What is the Gulf Stream
What is a vertical current that carries water from the surface to deeper parts of the ocean?
What is Density Current
The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt is essential for what process that affects global climates?
What is Heat Transport
While the Coriolis Effect does have a small effect on the direction that water spirals down a drain, it is essentially negligible in comparison to what?
What is the Motion of Liquid
This type of ocean current is associated with upwelling, as it causes surface water to move away from the coastline.
What is Ekman Current
Which way do you swim if youre stuck in a Rip Current?
Where do you find Density Currents?
What are Lakes or Oceans
What term describes the process by which surface water sinks, driven by temperature and salinity differences, initiating the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?
What is Thermohaline Circulation
The Coriolis Effect influences the direction of what trade winds on Earth?
What are the Prevailing Winds
Where does Upwelling occur?
What are Coastlines
What is the name of the deep trench in the Pacific Ocean, which is the deepest known point in the ocean?
What is the Marianas Trench