Ocean Currents & Environmental Factors

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What is the Coriolis Effect?

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The deflection of moving air or water caused by Earth's rotation

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How does salinity affect water?

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It affects the density of water

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What drives deep ocean currents like the global conveyor belt?

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Temperature and salinity differences

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What is the Gulf Stream?

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A warm Atlantic current moving northward along the U.S. East Coast

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What effect does the California Current have on the climate?

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It prevents hurricanes and makes the area milder

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What is the process of changing from a liquid to a gas called?

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Evaporate

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Which process leads to cloud formation and precipitation?

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Condense

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What does humidity refer to?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air

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What is the role of thermal energy in the environment?

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Regulates global temperatures and influences storms

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What is caused by rising warm air or water and sinking cool air or water?

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Convection Currents