Flashcards: Ocean Currents and Climate Review

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The salt content of a substance

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salinity

Front

The circulation of hot and cold matter

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convection

Front

Warm water is less __________ than cold water.

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dense

Front

Water with high salinity is __________ dense than water with low salinity.

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Front

The currents of water due to density, temperature, and salinity are which ocean currents?

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deep ocean currents

Front

Differences in water temperature in the ocean create movement because...

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bodies of water at different temperatures have different densities.

Front

What two factors determine the density of water in deep currents?

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Salinity and temperature

Front

What 3 factors most directly affect surface currents in the ocean?

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Surface wind, Coriolis effect & moving around continents and land masses

Front

What is the name of the warm ocean current that brings warm water past Florida then on the Europe?

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Gulf Stream Current

Front

The winds and the ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to swirl or curve what direction?

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