ocean currents Flashcards

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An ____________________ It’s a large volume of water flowing in a certain direction

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ocean current

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One cause of an ocean currents is ____________ between win in the ocean surface

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friction

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A __________________________ Here’s an ocean current that moves water horizontally and is not reach a death of more than 400 m

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surface current

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earth’s _____________ winds influence the formation and direction of surface currents

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prevailing

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