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Ocean Currents
Quiz by Cohen, Julie
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Cold water currents
What causes wind?
Surface currents are caused by
What affects the direction of a surface current?
As water gets denser, how does it move?
Which currents carry water away from the equator?
The Gulf stream carries warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, which contributes toÂ
Southern California has cooler temperatures than Arizona, which is at the same latitude, but farther inland. What causes this temperature difference?
How do warm water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
Cold water currents are most likely to be located at deeper ocean depths than warm water currents because
Deep currents form when
The energy that drives the wind originally comes from
How is wind created?
Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?
The horizontal movement of ocean water near or at the surface, caused by wind is calledÂ
How are waves in the ocean formed?
As ocean depth increases,
As salinity increases,
What two factors determine the density of ocean water?
Deep currents are caused by
