Ocean and Atmospheric Circulation Test Review

Circular movement of water within an ocean basin

• Gyre

• Gulf Stream

• Salinity

• Rip Current

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.

• Gyre

• Longshore Current

• Coriolis Effect

• When a surface current collides with land

Caused primarily by the wind and moves in a circular pattern due to the coriolis effect.  Mixed by winds, waves, and currents.

• warm surrent

• surface current

• Antarctic circumpolar current

• when a surface current collides with land

Begins at the equator and results from higher temperatures at that latitude. Gulf stream is an example of this.

• Coriolis effect in the Northern Hemisphere

• Coriolis effect in the Southern Hemisphere

• current

• warm current

Begins at the polar caps and are the result of lower temperatures at that latitude. California Current is an example.

• cold current

• warm current

• salinity

• rip current

What is #1?

• amplitude

• trought

• crest

• wavelength

What is #2?

• amplitude

• trought

• crest

• wavelength

What is #3?

• amplitude

• trought

• crest

• wavelength

What is #4?

• amplitude

• trought

• crest

• wavelength

The famous equator to pole current brings warmth to Europe across the Atlantic Ocean.

• gyre

• surface current

• California current

• Gulf Stream