water+bad=death

Ocean surface currents

100

Surface currents are controlled by four 

factors

global winds, the Coriolis effect, 

continental deflections, and the water 

temperature

200

he Gulf Stream, which is one of the 

longest surface currents, transports_______

times more water than all of the rivers in 

the world and flows from Florida to Iceland!

25

300

Global winds blowing across the Earth’s surface create

surface currents

400

Just as with winds, the rotation of the Earth causes

surface currents to move in curved paths

500

Because of the Coriolis Effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere turn

clockwise

Nemo

100

The East Australian Current does flow along 

the 

East coast of Australia

200

Speeds in the core of the EAC are 

among the strongest in the South Pacific, up 

to 

4.5 mph an hour

300

The East Australian Current transports a                                                                                               staggering____________cubic meters of water                                                                                       southward each second

 40 million

400

The current is almost____km wide

100

500

it flows________from the Great Barrier Reef

 southward

Current pattern

100

Warm water currents begin near the

equator

200

Coldwater currents begin                                       closer to the

poles

300

Surface currents greatly affect the___________in many parts of the world

Climate 

400

Some surface currents warm and some cool coastal areas_________

year-round

500

Warm-water currents create_______climates in coastal areas

 warmer

Deep currents

100

_________are stream-like movements of ocean water far below the ocean surface

Deep currents

200

_________________affect the density of ocean water

Temperature and salinity

300

Ocean water gets______when it becomes saltier or gets colder

denser

400

_____air chills the water molecules at the surface, causing them to move closer together

Cold

500

The_______water moves along the ocean floor and eventually travels toward the equator in the form of a deep current

denser

Waves

100

Ocean waves form because of________between the wind and the surface of the water

 friction

200

Waves move in a__________pattern

 circular

300

A____________-is the distance between two adjust crests or troughs

wavelength

400

A________is the highest point and the trough is the lowest point

crest

500

A crest is the highest point and the_______is the lowest point

 trough