OCEAN CURRENTS

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

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ocean currents

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Two types of ocean currents are

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surface and deep

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Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called

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Surface Currents

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What heats the Earth's oceans?

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sun

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What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?

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Earth's spinning on its axis

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What causes vertical ocean currents?

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The temperature and salinity of ocean water

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Where is ocean water the densest?

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The bottom

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator

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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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The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

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Gyre