Ocean Currents

Front

What is the amount of matter in a given space or volume?

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Density

Front

What term relates to the whole world?

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Global

Front

What is the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material, measured with a thermometer?

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Temperature

Front

What is the spinning of Earth on its axis that creates day and night?

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Rotation

Front

What is the heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, denser fluids?

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Convection

Front

What is the movement of ocean water that is driven by wind, temperature, and salinity?

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Ocean Currents

Front

What is the effect that causes moving air and water to turn and twist due to Earth's rotation?

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Coriolis Effect

Front

What is the term for the measure of saltiness in water?

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Salinity

Front

What is the process by which warm water rises and cool water sinks in the ocean?

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Thermal Convection

Front

What is the term for the large-scale movement of water in the ocean that affects climate and weather patterns?

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Ocean Circulation