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The rotation of the Earth, coupled with the difference in temperature between the air and water, creates currents. Warm air and sea tend to flow towards the poles where the cooled air then flows back towards the equator. Land obstructions cause the currents to alter their course. The air is faster to warm up and cool down than the oceans, with surface water being affected more quickly than the deeper water.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoyes, because when the ocean currents shift, the temperature do to. that temp change occurs in the air above the water, too, resulting in a change in global winds!
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The three surface currents of the ocean?
global winds, coriolis effect, and continental deflections
Which direction do global winds blow ocean currents near the equator?
On the average, it most often blow horizontally.
What causes global winds and currents to curve in a circular pattern?
The curved paths of global winds and surface currents are caused by warm air near the equator.
Do energy from the moon causes winds and ocean currents?
no
What are the Global winds that flow toward equator?
Global winds and currents near the equator flow east to west. The global wind belt located north and south of the equator is called trade winds.
Where do global winds move cold air?
Ocean currents form
The three surface currents of the ocean?
global winds, coriolis effect, and continental deflections
What are three factors that affect the surface ocean currents?
Continental deflections,the Coriolis effect and global winds all effect surface ocean currents.
What are three ways ocean currents are formed?
global winds, coriolis effect, and continental deflections
Which direction do global winds blow ocean currents near the equator?
On the average, it most often blow horizontally.
How are convection currents and global winds related?
Global winds drag on the ocean's surface causing it to move and build up in the direction the wind is blowing.
What six factors affect ocean currents?
Global Winds, Earth´s Rotation, and Water Temperature
What are the three factors that affect the ocean?
Continental deflections,the Coriolis effect and global winds all effect surface ocean currents.
How are global winds and local winds similar?
They both have covection currents and effect the weather
What would happen to earth climates if all ocean currents and global winds stopped?
it would be more hot and the ocean would be warmer or coller
What factors play a large role in determining climate?
Global winds, insolation, large bodies of water and ocean currents.
Do global winds directly cause deep currents?
NO. :)
