Ocean Currents

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What are surface currents a result of?

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Global Wind Patterns

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What causes deep ocean currents?

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Density

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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Earth rotating on its axis

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

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Warm

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

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clockwise

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What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

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gyre

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Regular movements of water far below the ocean's surface are called

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Deep Currents

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

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Global Conveyor Belt

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The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

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thermohaline circulation

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What affects the ocean's density and causes the Global Conveyor Belt to travel?

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temperature and salinity