Ocean Surface current slides 1&2
What is an ocean surface current?
Stream like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean
The EAC is the strongest in the South Pacific for up to _____ to____ miles per hour
4
5
____ water begins near the equator and carries ____ water to other parts of the ocean
Warm
Warm
What are deep currents
Streamlike movements of water that are far below the surface of the Earth
Waves are made of 2 components what are they
crest
trough
Gobal wind blowing across the Erath surface creates
Surface currents
The East Australian Current flows along the ____ coast
East
When currents and landforms meet they change deriction this known as ____________ ___________
continental deflection
Deep currents are not controlled by wind or the ____ _____________effect
wind
Coriolis
What pattern do waves move in
circular
The earth rotation causes surface currents to move in what paths?
curved
The current is almost _____ km wide and ____ km deep
100
1.5
Earth surface ___ covered with only water
nor
Deep currents are mainly controlled by _______ in ____________
Increases
density
Sound is a type of wave that ____ ____ _______
moves
through
matter
Ocean currents are controlled by 4 factors what are they?
Global winds
The Coriolis effect
continental deflections
Water temperature.
How many Olympic swimming pools is equivalent to how much cubic meters of water the East Australian Current transfers
16,000
Cold water ___ in
begs
Less dense water _________ flows on water
always
a wave is defined as a _______ of __________
transfer
engry
What ways do the Northan and Southern Hemprise currents turn because of the Coriolis effect
Northan Clockwise
Southern counterclockwise
The East Australian Current transports ______ million cubic meters of water
40
The Earth surface currents are filled with ____ and _____ water
red and cold
Deep currents carry _________ and ____________ water along the ocean floor
colder
denser
Ocean aves form because of the _____ between ______ and the ______ of _________
friction
wind
surface
water