ocean currents

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The two types of ocean currents are ______________ and _____________.

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Surface and Deep

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The amount of salt found in water is

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salinity

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Effect of ocean currents?

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climate and weather

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What causes the Coriolis effect?

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Earth rotating on its axis

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Warm ocean currents generally come from the area of the: north pole, south pole, equator, all of these

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equator

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The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and the Coriolis Effect.

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surface currents

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The _____ is a system of constantly moving ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It circumnavigates the globe.

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Global Conveyor Belt

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What causes surface currents?

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Surface wind patterns

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Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.

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upwellings

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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Earth's rotation