Ocean Currents

Organize these options into the right categories:

The total movement of all ocean currents

(a)  

Masses of water that flow from one place to another

(a)  

Develop from friction between the ocean and the wind that blows across the surface

(a)  

The arrows on the map represent:

(a)  

Huge, slow moving currents that flow in a vortex.

(a)  

Identify the five (5) major gyres on Earth:

A localized current that flows away from the shoreline toward the ocean

(a)  

What should you do if you are caught in a rip current and you are being pulled away from the shore?

Carries heat from the equator to the North Atlantic and warms the atmosphere. The region is much warmer than it would otherwise be.

(a)