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Is it true that surface currents in the ocean develop from the friction between the ocean and the wind that blows across its surface?
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Yes it is true.
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Surface currents are caused by friction between which two elements?
the ocean surface and wind
What force between the ocean and wind causes surface currents?
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A force between the ocean and the wind causes what type surface currents?
friction
Which two elements Surface currents are caused by friction?
the ocean surface and wind
What force between the ocean the wind causes surface currents?
Ocean currents are dure to a cobination of wind, the Corilis effect, and temperature differences.
Which earth system does the ocean interact with to form surface currents?
Surface currents are caused by the friction of wind on the water. The currents are also affected by the Coriolis Effect, which is the apparent deflection of objects moving in a straight path relative to the earth's surface.
How does roughness of surface that are touching affect the friction between the surface?
the rougher the surface is, the more friction there will be
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 is the friction that exits between a surface sliding on another surface is called?
If the two surfaces are moving relative to each other, then the friction between them is Kinetic Friction. Prior to the surfaces moving there was Static Friction between them.
How do surface currents develop?
Deep ocean currents are caused by 3 things:change in temperaturechange in salinity by evaporationchange in salinity by freezingBecause colder water and saltier water are more dense, they sink, and the motion causes deep currents.
Why rolling friction is less than sliding friction?
Rolling friction is the force of friction between two surfaces when one surface rolls over another.Sliding friction is the force of friction between two surfaces when one surface is moving on another.
