Surface Ocean Currents

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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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Currents that within the first few hundred meters of the ocean are called

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Surface Currents

Front

What mainly causes surface currents?

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Wind

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Ocean currents move energy in the form of

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Heat

Front

Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

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Poles

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The Gulf stream (starting near the Equator) 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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What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

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It changes direction

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

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clockwise

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

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counter-clockwise

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator