Ocean Currents

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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

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Deep Currents

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator

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A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

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Surface Current

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

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

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Deep Currents

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What heats the Earth's oceans?

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sun

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Salinity

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The salt content of a substance

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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