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ocean currents
Question | Answer |
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what is a current? | a river of water running through the ocean. |
what are ocean currents caused by? | winds and the amount of salt in the water. |
Thermohaline currents are what kind of currents? | warm and salty currents. |
why are rivers and lakes not salty? | the salt and minerals in the water flow to the ocean. |
what is the most powerful ocean current and where is it found? | the gulf stream, the Atlantic ocean. |
what is sea level? | the level of the seas surface. |
why does earth have light? | the only known planet with oceans. |
is salty water heavier/lighter than not salty water? | salty water is heavier. |