Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate

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What causes winds that in turn cause surface currents?

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the sun

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What is the state of water in the ocean?

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Moving

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What causes wind to blow?

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Differences in air temperatures

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What is water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean called?

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an ocean current

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Currents that occur at or near the top layer of the ocean are called

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surface currents

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What mainly causes surface currents?

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wind

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The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

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Gulf Stream

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When a current bounces off a continent and changes direction, it's called

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continental deflection

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The deflection of currents due to Earth's rotation is called the

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Coriolis Effect

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The Coriolis Effect changes a current's path due to Earth's

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rotation