Definition
Ocean water flowing in a continuous path
Ocean Current
Power; Intensity; Stamina
Energy
North and South Poles
Equator
An ____ may have more than one cause. These may be linked into a chain of causes and _____s.
Effect
Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
Explanation; Motive; Source
Cause
Water with no movement
Ocean Current
______ transfers from warmer substances to colder substances.
Energy
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Temperature
Aftermath; Consequence; Outcome
Effect
Climate
When an ocean current comes from the ______, it brings warmer-than-expected water to the places it passes.
Equator
General weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
Relocation; Removal
Longitude
Latitude
_____ _____and the position of continents determine the direction of ocean currents.
The distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator
Latitude
Cold; Heat; Condition
Aftermath, Consequence, Outcome
Cause
Energy from the sun is _____ed to Earth's surface. Some of that energy is then _____ed to the air above the surface.
Transfer