Ecology Random Flashcards
1
Q
Daytime
Sea breeze or land breeze
A
Day time sea breeze
2
Q
Because water expands as it warms …sea level is how much higher at equator than poles
Which causes
A
8cm
Surface water to move in response to gravity
3
Q
4 things that lead to ocean currents
A
- Water moves from equator to poles bec gravity
- Trade winds + temperate Westerlies
- Earth’s rotation
- Position of landmasses- shapes of ocean basins