Ocean Currents Understnding Checkpoint

The two types of ocean currents are ______________ and _____________.

The amount of salt found in water is

Earth’s _____ causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve clockwise

Ocean currents have an effect on:

When a current comes into contact with a continent or landmass it

What process brings the deep cold oean currents up to the surface?

The Coriolis effect is caused by

Warm ocean currents generally come from the area of the

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

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