Ocean currents

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Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

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70%

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8E.1.1

Front

What can cause surface currents?

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wind

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8E.1.2

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Deep Ocean currents are primarily caused by ________. Options: temperature and salinity, wind, gravity, precipitation

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temperature and salinity

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8E.1.2

Front

What climate zone do cold water currents come from?

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Polar

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Warm water currents travel from?

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equator to the poles

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Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

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warmer temperature & less salinity

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

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Convection Currents

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Ocean currents have an affect on which two things?

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climate and weather

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Two types of water currents are

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surface and deep

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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Earth's rotation