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Answered 2011-02-04 10:50:51
The four factors that cause ocean currents: (1) Planet rotation, (2) Wind, (3) Density of the water (depends on temperature and salinity), and (4) Gravitation of the moon. Also the direction and strength depends on the shape of the shoreline, depth and shape of the bottom, and other currents.
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What are the three factors that control surface currents?
global winds, Coriolis effect, and continental deflection
What are three factors that help form deep currents?
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What are the three factors that from deep currents?
salinity, the earth's rotation, and the Coriolis Effect
Temperature salinity and density are factors that form?
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What are the types of ocean currents?
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Are thermohaline currents surface or deep water currents?
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What is more important the surface or deep currents?
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What is the difference between deep ocean currents and surface currents?
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What are the three types of ocean currents?
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How are deep ocean currents formed?
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What are the factors that affect ocean current?
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What factor has a major effect on deepwater currents in the ocean?
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How deep are ocean currents?
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The deep water currents makes up what?
What is the definition of a deep water current?
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the answer is ............deep ocean current- a deep water current that flows below surface currents
When do deep currents form?
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Are thermohaline currents surface or deep-water currents?
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How do deep ocean currents form?
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Deep ocean currents are created by cold water rising sinking or staying the same?
deep ocean currents are created by yo mama..... at night. deep ocean currents are created by yo mama..... at night. deep ocean currents are created by yo mama..... at night.
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Compared with surface currents deep currents are?
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