Currents, Waves and Tides Review

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

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Earth rotating on its axis

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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

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Warm ocean currents generally come from: The North Pole, The South Pole, The Equator, Both North and South Poles

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The Equator

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Cold ocean currents generally come from: The North Pole, The South Pole, The Equator, Both North and South Poles

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Both North and South Poles

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the entire planet over periods of hundreds of years.

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Global Conveyor Belt

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The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean; rotates like a tire.

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Gyre

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An "underwater river" of water that flows in the ocean, formed because of density differences in ocean water.

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deep ocean current

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Large stream of water that flows in the ocean that forms because of a steady wind blowing over the ocean surface.

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surface current

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The pull of the moon's _________ is the greatest effect on changing tides.

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gravity