ocean currents

Question 1

sargasso sea surrounded by which ocean current

Answer 1

lie within - north atlantic subtropical gyre
western boundary - gulf stream
north - north atlantic current
east - canary current
south- north atlantic equatorial current

warm ocean currents - N.equatorial cuurent, gulf stream , north atlantic drift, norwegian current

cold ocean current - labrador , canary current

Question 2

which current form western boundary of southern part of indian ocean

Answer 2

agulhas current

follows - southward direction along southeast coast of Mozambique and coast of South Africa.

Question 3

Humboldt current or Peru Current

Answer 3

cold-water current of the
southeast Pacific Ocean formed by deflection of a part of West Wind Drift at tip of South America towards north parallel to continent

Question 4

factors have direct
influence on the ocean currents?

Answer 4

Gravity of the Earth
. Heating by solar energy and wind flow

Density of ocean water

Coriolis force of the Earth

Question 5

Sun radiation heating on ocean water

Answer 5

ocean’s level is around 8 cm higher at the equator than it is in the middle latitudes. As a result, there is relatively little gradient, and water tends to run off the hill.