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Without the Sun, there simply would be no such currents.
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How are ocean currents like wind currents?
they are both currents.
Are ocean currents similar to wind currents?
Yes.
What are causes of the ocean currents?
The two causes of ocean currents are wind and the rotation of the earth(etc) The wind blows which makes the currents in the water and the rotation of the earth(gravity) makes currents in the ocean currents. Luaye Sharawy
What drives ocean currents?
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.
What are ocean currents defined by?
speed and wind
Why did the ocean-going sailboats depend on ocean currents?
currents provide movement in times of little to no wind
What things cause ocean currents?
Ocean currents result from two processes - the action of wind on the surface of the water, and from variation in water temperature that causes movement- a process known as convection. Convection occurs because the oceanic waters heat up becoming less dense. Winds have the most important influence on the flow of currents, but tides, precipitation, evaporation rates, shape of the ocean floor, and inflow from rivers and adjacent seas are also important.
What two factors about wind are meteorologists interested in?
Wind and ocean currents
What primarily drives the surface ocean currents?
The driving force behind surface currents is the wind. The wind happens naturally due to the constant rotating of the Earth.
What is a large wind driven surface currents that create circular movements in the ocean?
What is a large wind driven surface currents that create circular movements in the ocean?
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.
