Oceanic Energy

a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, and temperature and salinity differences.

• upwelling

• Coriolis effect

• climate

• ocean currents

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the half of the earth that is north of the equator.

• Northern hemisphere

• equator

• Coriolis effect

• latitude

an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation.

• Antarctic

• ocean currents

• South pole

• Coriolis effect

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the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

• Southern hemisphere

• latitude

• climate

• thermohaline

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the action of rotating around an axis or center.

• gyres

• rotation

• equator

• global winds

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large air masses that are created mainly as a result of the earth’s rotation, the shape of the earth, and the sun’s heating power.

• global winds

• latitude

• gyres

• Antarctic

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a spiral or vortex.

• upwelling

• Arctic

• latitude

• gyres

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relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.

• equator

• Antarctic

• Arctic

• gyres

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relating to the regions around the North Pole.

• upwelling

• climate

• ocean currents

• Arctic

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involving or dependent upon the conjoint effect of temperature and salinity of ocean water.

• thermohaline

• ocean currents

• climate

• rotation

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