Ocean currents

Deep ocean currents are caused by

• Wind

• Changes in Density

• Tides

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Surface currents are created by

• Wind

• Density

• Tides

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Warm air is ____________ than cold air

• More dense

• Less dense

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What heats up and cools down quicker

• land

• water

Where do you find the coldest and saltiest water in the ocean

• Top

• middle

• bottom

Energy can be transferred three ways

• convection

  condensation

  saturation

• condensation

  radiation

  evaporation

• conduction

  radiation

  convection

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Warm ocean currents are found on the

• West coast

• East Coast

• Poles

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The amount of __________ in the water affects its density.

• salt

• fish

• plants

Cold air has __________ than warm air

• lower pressure

• higher pressure

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The coriolis effect most influences what two things

• cyclones and oceans

• cyclones and rain

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