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Deep Ocean Currents Currents that are caused by different density and salt content
Surface Currents Currents that are caused by wind
Salinity The amount of dissolved salt in the ocean
Density Mass per unit of volume (mass/volume)
Tropical Zone 0-30 latitude
Temperate Zone 30-60 latitude
Polar Zone 60-90 latitude
Sverdrup 1 million m3/second
Thermohaline Circulation The process that drives deep ocean currents
AMOC Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Coriolis Effect What causes the curve of warm water trying to move towards the poles
Solvant Substance that does the dissolving
Solute Substance that is being dissolved
Marine Referring to the sea
Current "River" in the ocean
Circulation Patterns Movement of water and air due to temperature differences
Climate Temperature and rainfall over a long period of time
Gulf Stream Warm current originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moves towards England
California Current Cold current along the California coast
Life Zones Where organisms live and distribute
Seasons Spring-> Summer-> Winter -> <- Fall
Plankton Tiny organisms that gets carried by tides (algae, food, oxygen)
Benthos Organisms that live on the ocean floor (crabs, clams)
Intertidal The zone between high and low tides
Nekton Forms of ocean life that swim (dolphins, whales)
Nertic Zone with the largest amount of ocean life
Abyssal Deepest part of the ocean (2000m -> 6000m deep)
Salt, Sunlight (Temperature), and Wind What three things power ocean currents?
Transport Heat, Transport Nutrients, Transport Animals, Influences Civilization, and Powers Weather/Climate What 5 things do ocean currents do?
Bathyal Zone The region of the ocean floor extending from the edge of the continental shelf
Life Zone Diagram A- Intertidal B-Nertic C- Open Ocean D- Bathyal E- Abyssal
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