Ocean Currents

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What are surface currents 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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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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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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What is a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

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gyre

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

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Deep Currents

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

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Global Conveyor Belt

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Where is ocean water the densest?

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The bottom

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What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions?

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The rotation of the Earth

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Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

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warmer temperature & less salinity