Ocean Surface Currents
Stream like movement of water that occurs at or near the surface of the ocean
What is a Surface Current?
Flows along the coat of Australia
What is The East Australian Current?
When Currents meet land form, they change direction
What is Continental Deflection?
Stream like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface
What is Deep Currents?
Waves are made up of two components
What are Crest and troughs?
______ _____ blowing across the earth surface create surface currents
What are Global Winds?
The East Australian Current flows southward from
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Surface currents greatly affect the _______ in many parts of the world
What is Climate?
Ocean water gets ______ when it becomes saltier or gets colder
What is denser?
_______ is the distance between two adjust crest or troughs
What is Wavelength?
the rotation of the Earth causes surface currents to move in curved paths rather than straight lines.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
The East Australian Current transports __________ Cubic meters of water
What is 40 million?
Greatly affect the climate in many parts of the world
What is Surface Currents?
These two things do not control deep currents
What are winds and the Coriolis effect?
_____ _______ is the vertical distance between a waves crest and its troughs
What is Wave Height?
One of the longest surface currents, transports 25 times more water then all the other rivers in the world
What is Gulf Stream?
Speeds in the core of the EAC are among the strongest in the South Pacific
What is 4.5 mph?
____ _____ Currents create cooler climate in coastal areas that would be much warmer
What is Cold water?
Starting at a depth of about 200 meters, the water temperature becomes colder as the depth
What is increases?
A type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our eardrums so we can hear
What is sound?
four factors that control surface currents
What are the Global winds, Coriolis effect, Continental deflection, water temperature?
flowing along our coastline, every second. The current is almost 100 km wide, and more than
What is 1.5 kilometers deep?
____ _____ ________ Begin near the equator and Carrie war water
What is warm water currents?
Less dense water always
What is flows on top of denser water?
Ocean waves are called mechanical waves because they travel through
What is a medium?