Ocean Currents

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What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

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Cold salty water

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Which type of water would sink the fastest? Options: warm and salty, cold and salty, warm and fresh, cold and fresh.

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cold and salty

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Smaller bodies of salt water are called

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seas

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Two types of ocean currents are

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surface and deep

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Currents that occur at or near the surface 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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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator

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What affects the ocean's density and causes the Global Conveyor Belt to travel?

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temperature and salinity

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

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ocean currents

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Do variations in temperature and salinity drive the Global Conveyor Belt?

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Yes.