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primary productivity, gases & nutrients Flashcards

0
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o2 and co2 important for

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life processes

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Major gases

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N2, o2, co2

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primary productivity (autotrophs) the conversion of…

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inorganic compounds into organic ones

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photosynthesis uses

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solar radiation

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99.9 percent of the oceans biomass relies directly or indirectly on ______ for food

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photosynthesis

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photosynthesis = water (h2o) + carbon dioxide (co2). —->

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sugar (ch2o) + oxygen (o2)

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what formulation takes place in photosynthesis?

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an organic compound

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photosynthesis gives off

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oxygen

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8
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at least half of photosynthesis takes place…

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in the ocean

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when the process of photosynthesis is reversed, what happens?

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the high energy bonds that were formed during construction of the carbohydrate are broken

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in reversed photosynthesis, WHAY is the energy of the bond used to do?

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to run the organism

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the reverse process of photosynthesis is known as

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oxidative respiration

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12
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do all organism respire?

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yes

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13
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in respiration, sugar and oxygen —->

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water + carbon dioxide. heat energy is released.

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14
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in secondary productivity (heterotroph) there is a transfer of…

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organic compounds from one tropic level to another

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15
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photosynthesis and plant growth can take place only in the…

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photic zone

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16
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respire occurs _______ the ocean

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throughout

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17
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at the surface, the abundant gas is

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oxygen

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18
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~200 - ~1000m oxygen goes _____ and carbon dioxide goes ____

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down, up

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19
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1000 - 4000m oxygen goes _______ ______, co2 continues to ____

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up slightly. rise.

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20
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primary nutrients are substances consumed in ______ growing through _____

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phytoplankton, photosynthesis

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21
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primary nutrients are ____ by phytoplankton decay through ____

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released, respiration

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22
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4 important elements

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phosphorous, nitrogen, carbon and silicon.

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the _____ of living organisms are composed of carbon, hydrogen and ______

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tissues, oxygen.

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24
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many organisms have skeletons composed of _____, (. )

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silica (calcium carbonate)

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25
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What are some factors affecting primary productivity?

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  1. nutrient availability *biogeochemical cycling
    * upwelling
    * productivity in tropical oceans
    * equatorial upwelling
    * coastal upwelling
    * high-latitude regions
    * polar ocean productivity
    * temperate ocean productivity
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26
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most nutrients are available from

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river run off

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27
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nutrient productivity is high along

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continental margins

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28
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biogeochemical cycling is the flow of.

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nutrients

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29
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matter does not ____ (as energy does) - cycled from one ____ to another

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dissipate, chemical

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30
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in upwelling there is diverging _______

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surface water

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31
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in upwelling, the _____ surface waters allow for _____ movement of _____, nutrient rich water to the surface

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diverging, vertical, cold

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32
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is there a high or low biological productivity in upwelling?

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High

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33
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in tropical oceans, what is a barrier to vertical mixing?

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permanent thermocline.

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34
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is there a high or low rate of primary productivity in tropical oceans? why?

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low - lack of nutrients

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35
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is there high or low primary productivity in areas of equatorial upwelling? how about coastal?

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high for both

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36
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in equatorial upwelling, what is the name of the transport that causes surface water _____ of the equator to veer…(left or right?)

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ekman transport.

north.

right.

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37
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in equatorial upwelling, what direction does water south of the equator veer?

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right

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38
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in equatorial upwelling, what does ekman transport result in?

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divergence of the surface waters that causes upwelling

39
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in coastal upwelling, where does Ekman transport move the surface water?

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offshore

40
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What happens when ekman transport moved the surface water in coastal upwelling?

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cool, nutrient rich water comes up to replace displaced surface waters

41
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where does upwelling and downwelling occur?

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high latitude regions

42
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why does upwelling and downwelling occur in high-latitude regions?

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no pynocline, no thermocline

43
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high - latitude regions allows for the _______ (vertical or horizontal?) mixing between surface and deep waters.

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vertical

44
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in high latitude regions is there high or low productivity?

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high

45
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in polar oceans, what is the winter like? and the summer? what does this allow to happen?

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darkness in winter, sunlight in summer. phytoplanktons (diatoms) bloom - zooplankton productivity follows.

46
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temperate ocean productivity is limited by what 2 things?

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sunlight and nutrients

47
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how is the productivity of temperate oceans in the winter? why?

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low - a lot of nutrients but little sunlight.

48
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how is the productivity of temperate zones in the spring? why?

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high - spring bloom.

49
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how is the seasonal productivity of temperate zones in the summer? why?

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low - few nutrients, abundant sunlight

50
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how is the productivity of the temperate zones in the autumn? why?

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High - fall bloom

51
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does temperature increase or decreases with depth? why?

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decrease - the thermocline - water becomes isothermic when it reaches 3 degrees Celsius. because of less solar heat and because mixing does not occur below a certain point.

52
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does salinity increase or decrease with depth? why?

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increase - waters from lake and run off can dilute the surface water

53
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does oxygen increase or decrease with depth? why?

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decrease - lack of photosynthesis and less nutrients.

54
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does nitrate increase or decrease with depth? why?

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increase - organic decay

55
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currents along the western side of the northern oceans have what qualifies? (narrow or wide? fast or sluggish? shallow or deep?)

how about the eastern side?

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west = deep, fast, narrow

east = sluggish, shallow, wide

56
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cities at the middle of the equator need to move faster or slower?

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faster

57
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why are winds deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere?

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eastward rotation of the earth on it’s axis deflects the moving air to the right due to earths rotation. different velocity at different latitudes.

58
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when warm air rises and falls it creates pockets of…

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air cells.

59
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what is the only current that completely circumscribes the earth?

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Westwind drift

60
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air ______ (rises or sinks) at the equator (_____ high or low) pressure

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rises, low.

61
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air ____ (rises or sinks?) at the poles. ____(high or low?) pressure.

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sinks, high.

62
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air flows from ______ to ______ pressure.

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high to low

63
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greatest corialis effect where? (equators or poles?)

A

poles

64
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zero corialis effect at

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the equator

65
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how many circulation cells are there?

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3

66
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which cell is at 0 - 30 degrees latitude?

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Hadley

67
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which cell is at 30-60 degrees latitude?

A

ferrel

68
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which cell is at 60- 90 degrees latitude?

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polar

69
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are currents at the surface or deep below?

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both

70
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surface currents occur above what?

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the pynocline

71
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What are large, circular loops of moving water called?

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Gyres

72
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where do gyres flow around?

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the periphery of the ocean basin

73
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the ekman spiral describes the _____ and _____ of seawater flow at different _____

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speed and direction … depths

74
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ekman transport is the average movement under the influence of ____

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wind

75
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ekman transport is how many degrees to the right or left of the wind in it’s given atmosphere?

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90 degrees

76
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What does ekman transport do within gyres?

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pile up water

77
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geostrophic flow is the balance of what and what?

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coriolis effect and gravitational Forces

78
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there are how many subtropical gyres? what are their names?

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5

North Atlantic, south Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian Ocean

79
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currents within gyres are subdivided into how many interconnected currents?

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4

80
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when the flow of a current within a gyre is blocked by a continent, what does it do?

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currents turn clockwise to complete the circuit

81
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the equatorial current is driven by what winds? what does it pick up?

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trade winds, picks up heat

82
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western boundary currents are where? what coast of continents? where do they move warm water? how are the waters?

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western boundaries of ocean basins. east coast of continents. moves warm water poleward. narrow, fast and deep.

83
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examples of western boundary currents?

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Gulf Stream and Japan current

84
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in northern or southern boundary currents, where direction is the flow across the water basin?

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easterly

85
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what are the northern and southern boundary currents driven by?

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prevailing westerlies

86
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eastern boundary currents are on what coast of continents? what kind of water do they carry and to where? what is the water like?

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west. carry cold water equatorward. water is shallow, broad and slow.

87
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what are some examples of eastern boundary currents?

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California current and Canary current.

88
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which solar beam covers greater surface area of the earth?

A

polar area

89
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which area would the solar beam have to travel through a greater amount of atmosphere?

A

polar area

90
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in which area is more of the sunlight absorbed and is therefore cooler?

A

poles

91
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What two factors control the salinity of seawater?

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precipitation and evaporation

92
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does the pacific or Atlantic Ocean have a higher average salinity?

A

Atlantic

93
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salinity ______ with depth in equatorial regions

A

decreases

94
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salinity _____ with depth in polar regions

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increases

95
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the salinity of ocean water ______ below the halocine

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remains fairly constant

96
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the highest surface densities occurs where? w

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polar regions

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