Surface Ocean Currents

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What do ocean currents move in the form of?

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Heat

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What mainly causes surface currents?

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Wind

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How does water move in the southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect?

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Counter-clockwise

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What are currents that occur within the first few hundred meters of the ocean called?

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Surface Currents

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What type of water does the Gulf Stream carry from the east coast of the United States to the west coast of Europe?

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Warm water

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What is the Coriolis Effect?

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The Coriolis Effect is the deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.

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What are deep ocean currents?

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Currents that occur below the surface layer of the ocean, driven by differences in water density.

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What is the role of wind in ocean currents?

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Wind transfers energy to the surface of the ocean, creating surface currents.

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What is the difference between surface currents and deep currents?

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Surface currents are found in the upper layers of the ocean and are primarily driven by wind, while deep currents are driven by differences in water density.

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What is an example of a warm ocean current?

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The Gulf Stream is an example of a warm ocean current.