Ocean Currents

The weather patterns for a given region over time

• weather

• climate

• waves

• global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of matter in a given volume

• climate

• weather

• density

• convection

The salt content of a substance

• density

• temperature

• convection

• salinity

The circulation of hot and cold fluids (liquids and gases)

• convection

• radiation

• density

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample

• heat

• temperature

• convection

• density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The total sum of the kinetic energy in a given sample

• heat

• temperature

• salinity

• density

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What is the Coriolis effect?

• heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids.

• A punk rock band.

• the apparent deflection of moving air as a result of Earth's rotation.

• The amount of matter in a given volume.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Surface Ocean currents are primarily caused by

• temperature and salinity

• wind

• convection

• continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deep Ocean currents are primarily caused by

• temperature and salinity

• wind

• gravity

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Differences in water temperature create movement in the Ocean because

• bodies of water at different temperature have different densities.

• warm water is pulled more by the force of gravity then cold water is.

• warm and cold water mix until they reach the same temperature.

• The ocean just likes to "move-it move-it".

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6