Review: Ocean Currents

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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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Cold ocean currents generally come from: The North Pole, The South Pole, The Equator, Both A and B

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Both A and B

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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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When surface currents meet continents they ___?

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Are deflected (change paths)

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

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Poles

Front

What heats the Earth's oceans?

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sun

Front

Why does heat rise in a convection current?

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less dense

Front

Why does cold water sink in a convection current?

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more dense