Ocean currents vocab
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Ocean current | Sream like movements of water in the ocean
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Surface current | An ocean current that occurs on the surface of the ocean
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Deep current | A current that occurs deep below the surface of the ocean
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Convection current | Movement of water caused by differences in density
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Coriolis effect | The deflection of moving objects away from a streight line. This is what causes the ocean currents to NOT travel in streight lines
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Upwelling | Currents that move away from a shoreline where cold water comes to the surface to replace warmer surface water. This type of current often brings water that is nutrient rich and very cold to the surface
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