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Temperature is what creates ocean gyres, which are large ocean currents. when the water heats up in the south it moves upward to the north. When the water is up north it gets cooled and goes down to the south again.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere are quite a few factors that have a major effect on deep water currents in the ocean. One factor is temperature.
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∙ 12y agoI'm guessing this .
D continental deflection, but then again i don't recall remembering what
Coriolis effect is so um...?(plato)
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What are the factors that affect the climate of a place?
ocean currents
What is the cause of oceanic currents?
Ocean currents are caused by various factors. They are made from earthquakes, winds, tides and differences in density. The currents of the ocean have an effect on the weather.
What factors dissipate the earth's heat?
Wind and ocean currents are the two primary factors.
Why do ocean currents relate to science?
Due to fish, which are living species, science is completely involved. Fish swim in ocean currents, this is what makes it science.
What factors set surface ocean currents into motions?
Factors that set surface ocean currents into motions are the global circulation cells (Hadley, Ferrel, Polar), the Coriolis effect, and the continental deflection.
What factors include the direction of ocean currents?
The factors that can modify the currents are direction and shape of coastlines, bottom reliefs of the ocean basins, seasonal variations and rotation of the earth. Ocean circulation is driven by winds and by differences in water density
What are three factors that affect the surface ocean currents?
Continental deflections,the Coriolis effect and global winds all effect surface ocean currents.
What Contributes to ocean currents?
Ocean currents are generated by several environmental factors. These include wind, salinity variations, gravity, and natural events such as earthquakes.
What three factors that affect surface ocean currents?
the sun and erosion
What two factors about wind are meteorologists interested in?
Wind and ocean currents
What two factors that can affect salinity?
Ocean currents,The sun,and human activities
What two factors can affect salinity?
Ocean currents,The sun,and human activities
