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Rhy 6th Oceans/Tides

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Surface Ocean Currents A continuous flow of water in a particular direction, created mainly by surface winds
Weather Patterns Surface ocean currents drive _____
Warm Water _____ is transported from the Equator to the Poles
Cold Water _____ is transported from the Poles towards the Equator
Ocean Currents These help to regulate global climate even if an area is hundreds of miles from the coast
Extreme Without currents, regional temperatures would be more _____: super hot at the equator and frigid at the poles
Unusuable Without currents, much more of the Earth's land would be _____
Earth's rotation The Coriolis Effect is due to _____
right Because of the Coriolis Effect, air goes toward the _____ direction in the Northern Hemisphere
left Because of the Coriolis Effect, air goes toward the _____ direction in the Southern Hemisphere
Gulf Stream A powerful, warm, swift ocean current flowing in the Atlantic Ocean; originates in the Gulf of Mexico and travels up the East Coast of the US before combining with the North Atlantic Drift
milder temperatures The Gulf Stream brings _____ to Western and Northern Europe
Salinity Measure of the amount of dissolved salt in the water
Saltiness Salinity equals _____
35 For every 1,000 grams of seawater, the ocean has _____ grams of salt
decreases As you get closer to the poles, the salinity of the ocean _____
more dense The density of water WITH dissolved salts (or higher salinity) is _____
less dense The density of water WITHOUT dissolved salts (or lower salinity) is _____
colder temperatures The density of water with _____ is MORE dense
hotter temperatures The density of water with _____ is LESS dense
Convection currents _____ in the ocean move warm water towards the surface and cold water deep into the ocean
Deep Ocean Currents Flows under the surface of the ocean and moves nutrients, oxygen, and heat with them
Moon Tides are due to the gravitational pull of the _____
Twice Because of the Earth's rotation, tides occur _____ a day.
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