Global Conveyor Belt

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating aroung the sun

• Earth rotating on it's axis

• The Tides

• Gravity

The Gulf Stream carries ________ water from the east coast of the U.S to the West coast of Europe

• Cold

• Warm

• Salt

• Fresh

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass

• It continues over the continent

• It stops

• It changes direction

• It is absorbed by the land

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty

• True

• False

Constantly moving system of deep ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Surface Currents

• Gulf Stream