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If there were no land on Earth's surface what would the pattern of surface currents look like?
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∙ 13y ago
Most of the ocean currents are affected by global winds and the Coriolis effect, which states that the apparent curving of the path from an otherwise straight path is due to the Earth's rotation. The movement of the ocean currents are also affected by the continents: because of global winds and the Coriolis effect, most of the ocean currents want to move a different way than they actually are because they are deflected off of the continents. An example is the South Equatorial Current and the Benguela Current flowing in a circular motion in between the east coast of South America and the West Coast of Africa. If these continents ceased to exist, the directions of the currents would change, based on the global winds in that area and the Coriolis Effect.
Allene Morissette
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∙ 13y agoMost of the ocean currents are affected by global winds and the Coriolis effect, which states that the apparent curving of the path from an otherwise straight path is due to the Earth's rotation. The movement of the ocean currents are also affected by the continents: because of global winds and the Coriolis effect, most of the ocean currents want to move a different way than they actually are because they are deflected off of the continents. An example is the South Equatorial Current and the Benguela Current flowing in a circular motion in between the east coast of South America and the West Coast of Africa. If these continents ceased to exist, the directions of the currents would change, based on the global winds in that area and the Coriolis Effect.
Anonymous
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∙ 8y agoIt would be mostly water
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If there were no lad on Earth's surface what would the pattern of surface currents look like?
dont know this is a hard one
Do currents of cold sinking air produce regions of higher pressure or lower pressure at the earths surface?
Sinking air would add air to the surface, raising the pressure.
Surface currents are set in motion by the?
convection currents are set into motion by heat.without heat the convection currents would stop when all the material reaches the same temperature.
What cools quickly on the earth's surface?
it would be lava , magma is in the ground and flows on earths surface and cools to lava
What effect would thick cloud cover have on the temperature of earths surface Explain.?
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What describes the circular motion of heat below the earths surface?
I would call this convection currents in the mantle.
If there were no lad on Earth's surface what would the pattern of surface currents look like?
dont know this is a hard one
Do currents of cold sinking air produce regions of higher pressure or lower pressure at the earths surface?
Sinking air would add air to the surface, raising the pressure.
What would a change in the earths core have an effect on?
convection currents in the mantle
Do convection currents cause earths heat?
No. Convection currents are the circular motion of earth's wind. If the earth did not rotate, convection currents would not be. Does that make sense?
A cloud on the earths surface?
That would be called fog.
What would happend to the convection currents in the mantle if earths interior eventually cooled down?
They will stop.
Where would you find igneous rocks with larger crystal at the surface or below the surface?
Below the earths surface.
What are streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean called?
currents
What is a line parallel to the earths surface?
That would be latitude or longitude.
How is thermal energy transferred in the atmosphere?
From the surface, it would be via convection currents
Surface currents are set in motion by the?
convection currents are set into motion by heat.without heat the convection currents would stop when all the material reaches the same temperature.
