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Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below. These currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
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Are density currents faster than surface currents?
no, density currents flow slower than surface currents because surface currents are powered by the wind ;)
What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation?
Gyres
What role does land play in affecting surface currents?
Land is above the waterline. No surface currents can flow over land.
Why are warm currents warm and cold currents cold?
there are some warm currents as they flow along the earths surface while there some cold currents as they travel below the earths surface
What direction do surface currents near the equator?
Ocean currents flow near the equator from the east to west. Ocean currents flow near the poles from west to east.
Which way does the surface currents in the northern hemisphere flow?
Clockwise
What direction do surface currents near the equator flow?
Ocean currents flow near the equator from the east to west. Ocean currents flow near the poles from west to east.
Why are some currents cold and some warm?
there are some warm currents as they flow along the earths surface while there some cold currents as they travel below the earths surface
Which way do surface currents in the southern hemisphere flow?
Counter-clockwise
How do deep ocean currents occur?
It is from differing temperatures of air above it that causes currents to flow in the water.
Why are some density currents warm and others cold?
there are some warm currents as they flow along the earths surface while there some cold currents as they travel below the earths surface
Which describes the convection currents that drive the motion of lithospheric plates?
A continuous flow in the mantle caused by differences in density
