Gyres

Question 1

ocean currents

Answer 1

masses of ocean water that flows from one place to another

Question 2

surface currents

Answer 2

wind driven currents more water hrizontally and occur primarily in the oceans surface waters

Question 3

deep currents

Answer 3

dense waters that sinks and spreads slowly beneath the surface

Question 4

subtropical gyres

Answer 4

center of the gyre coincides with the subtropics at 30 degrees north or south latitude

Question 5

eqatorial currents

Answer 5

currents that travel westward along the equator and forn the equatorial boundry current of subtropical gyres

Question 6

western boundary currents

Answer 6

west side of ST gyres

Question 7

Northern Boundary Currents

Answer 7

north of ST gyres

Question 8

Southern boundary urrent

Answer 8

south side of ST gyres

Question 9

Eastern Boundary currents

Answer 9

East side of ST gyres

Question 10

Equatorial countercurrents

Answer 10

straight horizontal currents

Question 11

subpolar gyres

Answer 11

gyres that rotate opposite the adjacent subtropical gyres

Question 12

gulf stream

Answer 12

high intensity western boundary current of the NOrth Atlantic that flows east

Question 13

El Nino

Answer 13

flowing water current that develops around ecuador

Question 14

upwelling

Answer 14

vertical movement of cold, deep nutrient rich water to the surface

Question 15

donwelling

Answer 15

vertical movement downward

Question 16

la Nina

Answer 16

When water temperature reaches lower temperature in the South Pacific

Question 17

Hurricane

Answer 17

violent tropical, cyclonic, storm of the North atlantic having wind speeds that excess 72 mph

Question 18

Storm Surge

Answer 18

Abnormal rise of water generated by a storm over and above predicted tide

Question 19

gyre

Answer 19

large circular moving loops of water that are driven by the major wind belts of the world