Movement of Ocean Water

How does water move on the surface of ocean? 

• Deep Currents
• Rivers adding water
• Waves

How does water move below the surface of ocean? 

• Deep Currents
• Waves
• Whales Splashing

What are the types of ocean currents? 

• Free form and Deep Ocean
• Deep Ocean and Surface
• Surface and Free form

Define ocean currents. 

• The movement of water caused by sea animals
• Trails left by boats
• Moving Streams of water within the ocean

Define the ‘surface current’. 

• The movement of water below the surface
• Movement of water on or near the surface
• Movement of water caused by animals

Which of these is not a factor which control the surface currents. 

• Air currents
• Earth's Rotation
• Position of oceans
• Position of continents

How are deep currents generated in ocean? 

• Wind moves the water
• Differences in temperature
• Large cargo ships

Which factors affect the flow of ocean surface water? 

• Global Winds
• Deep Currents
• Local Winds

 Which current is more dense?

• Warm of course because the particles will be closer together
• No No cold will have particles closer together and therfore more dense

Which moves faster? Cold water currents or warm water currents.

• Warm duh they are at the surface trying to warm up the air around them.
• Cold duh they are below the surface and trying to cool off the warm waters