0607.8.3- Ocean Currents

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Temperature and salinity variations in ocean water cause: Mid-ocean ridges, Refraction of ocean waves, Ebb and flow of the tides

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Horizontal and vertical ocean currents

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As Density  increases, what happens to Temperature?

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Temperature decreases

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As salinity increases

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Density increases

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Why is it colder in San Diego than it is in Charleston even though they are the same distance from the Equator?

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San Diego is affected by the California Current.

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When heat is transferred during convection, heat will always move from _________ to __________ temperatures.

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high to low

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What is one role of the ocean in convection? Options: to provide a home for animals, to absorb & release heat, To surf on, To drink from

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to absorb & release heat

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Surface currents are a result of

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Global Wind Patterns

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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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Density

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

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Warm

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Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves

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clockwise