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The sun causes currents in the ocean because it is warming the water in the ocean in the day while it is hot, and then in the night when the sun goes down, the ocean starts to cool. Since the air above the water is warmer than in the water, this causes the water to rise up to the warmth until it gets cooled by the night, or from rain. This is what created movement and currents in the ocean from the sun.
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∙ 11y agoThe sun is major source of energy that power surface currents because the sun causes wind to blow and winds cause surface currents to form
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∙ 13y agoWhen surface current and deep currents combine to form convection currents that transfer energy.
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∙ 9y agoSun and Wind
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What is a good sentence for surface currents?
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
Which of the folling can form in the geosphere and carry heat from earth mantle toward the surface conduction currents infared currents convection currents or surface currents?
in the atmosphere.
Surface currents are driven by what?
by the currents under it, if you have watches Finding Nemo (ARR) they go in the EAC East Atlantic Current, on the surface of this current, there is a similar current, although it is not as fast or as strong as Underwater in the eac.
How do continents affect surface currents?
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What is the cause of most surface currents?
Density
What are Currents powered by wind called?
Surface Currents
Are density currents faster than surface currents?
no, density currents flow slower than surface currents because surface currents are powered by the wind ;)
What does surface current mean?
Surface Currents are powered by wind and usually move only the upper few hundred meters of seawater
Compare and contrast surface and density currents?
Density currents are slower than surface currents b/c surface currents are powered by the wind.
What type of current is caused by wind on the oceans surface?
Surface ocean currents are caused by winds. As wind blows across the surface, the wind pulls the water and causes waves.
How do surface currents move?
surface currents moves bcoz
What is difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What is the difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What forms surface ocean currents?
Ocean currents is what forms surface currents. This starts deep in the ocean.
What is a good sentence for surface currents?
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
What are wind driven currents?
Surface Currents
How do surface currents affect weather?
Your mom is the way surface currents affect weather
