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What is surface flow?
Surface flow is when water from the rain runs on the surface into the ocean.
What are ocean currents?
The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction.
Where would warm moving water flow in the ocean?
on the surface zone of the ocean(top of ocean).
When surface water does not flow to the ocean it will often collect in?
Underground aquifers.
Where is heat flow the highest on the surface of the earth?
Mid Ocean Ridges
How do differences in density cause currents to flow both in the surface waters of the ocean and in in the bottom waters of the ocean?
The differing densities of water create a consistent movement between the various thermal layers. As water is cooled, it actually expands, so it rises, and as it is warmed it sinks.
How do differences in density cause currents to flow both in the surface waters of the ocean and in the bottom waters of the ocean?
The differing densities of water create a consistent movement between the various thermal layers. As water is cooled, it actually expands, so it rises, and as it is warmed it sinks.
The flow of surface waters back into the ocean is generally referred to as?
That can be referred to as drainage.
The flow of surface waters back into the ocean is generally referred?
run off
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.
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.
Which way do surface currents flow in the northern hemisphere?
Surface ocean currents are generally wind-driven; Clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
