Ocean Currents

Front

Effect on particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

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They would speed up.

Front

How does heat flow?

Back

Always from warm to cold

Front

Why is the sand at the beach hotter than the water?

Back

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

Front

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every gram is called?

Back

Specific Heat

Front

Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called? Options: ocean currents, global winds, air masses, weather fronts

Back

ocean currents

Front

Warm ocean currents generally come from: the North Pole, the South Pole, the Equator, upwelling

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the Equator

Front

Decreasing water temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

Back

increase

Front

Increasing water salinity causes the density of the water to ______.

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increase

Front

Where is ocean water the most dense?

Back

the bottom

Front

What causes deep ocean currents?

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density differences