ocean currents Flashcards

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what is a cold ocean current

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moves water away from polar regions towards equatorial regions

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what’s a warm ocean current

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moves water away from equatorial regions towards the polar regions

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how can ocean currents influence climates?

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heat from the tropics can be transferred to cold regions by large scale water movement

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what’s a Labrador current?

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a cold current in the North Atlantic

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what’s a convection current

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natural process of heat transfer involving the movement of heat and energy

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what is the ITCZ

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a band of low pressure around the earth which generally lies near the equator
The trade winds of the northern and southern hemisphere come together here

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what does trade winds coming together lead to?

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development of thunderstorms

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