ocean currents

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What affects the density of water?

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Salt and Temperature

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Two types of ocean currents are

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surface and deep

Front

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

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Surface Currents

Front

What mainly causes surface currents?

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Wind

Front

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

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Deep Currents

Front

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

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Earth's spinning on its axis

Front

What causes vertical ocean currents?

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The temperature and salinity of ocean water

Front

Where is ocean water the densest?

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The bottom

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As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

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False

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator