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ocean currents

ocean currents/ocean composition/properties of water

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What is an ocean current? A flow of water through the Ocean
How many types of Ocean currents are there? 2
What are the 2 types of ocean currents called? Surface Currents and Deep Currents
What is a Gyre? A large system of rotating Ocean currents
How many Major Ocean Gyres are there? 5
What are the 5 major Gyres called? Indian Ocean Gyre South Atlantic Gyre North Pacific Gyre North Atlantic Gyre South Pacific Gyre
How deep is a surface current? 1,300 feet
What 2 things do deep currents have more of than surface currents? Salt and Coldness
What 3 forms do water exsit in? Solid, Liquid, and Gas
How does water form on a surface? In droplets
A water molecule is made up of what 2 kinds of atoms? 1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen
Is an oxygen atom slightly postively or negatively charged? negative
Is the overall charge of a water molecule is ? nuetral
What is Polarity? a condition in which opposite ends of a molecule have slightly opposite charges
Is Water a Polar molecule? yes
Can water molecules attract other molecules? yes
What is Salinity? The average amount of dissolved salit in a given amount of water.
what is the average amount of salinity in the ocean? 35ppt
what do you measure salinity in? parts per thousand
What are the 3 layers of the ocean? surface, thermocline, and bottom
does the intensity of light increase or decrease as you go deeper in the ocean? decrease
does the temperature increase when you go to the bottom or surface of the ocean? surface
Is deep ocean water always cold in tropical regions? yes
how thick is the surface layer of the ocean? 100m
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