Currents Flashcards

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Currents

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Stream like movement of water flowing through the world’s ocean

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2 Main Types of Currents

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  1. Surface Currents
  2. Deep Ocean Currents
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Surface Currents

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-Horizontal currents that occurs at or near the ocean’s surface
-Used by merchants and early explorers to trade materials

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Why are Surface Currents created?

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-Global Wind Patterns
-The Rotation of the Earth
-Shape of the oceans Basins

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When are Global Wind Belts(GWB) formed

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-Created when more solar energy strikes the equator than the polar regions

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Ekman’s Spiral

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-An effect of the Coriolis effect
-When surface water molecules move by the force of the wind, they, in turn, drag deeper layers of water molecules below them

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Trade Winds & Westerlies

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-Trade Winds go east to west
-Westerlies go west to east in the middle always blow in the same direction

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