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What is a fast flowing air current high in the atmosphere called?
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What shapes are the valleys made by fast flowing rivers or glaciers?
V-shaped valleys by fast flowing rivers, and U-shaped valleys by glacier movement.
What are fast moving rivers in the ocean called?
Fast moving rivers int he ocean are called currents. Currents are caused by the Earth's rotation. An ocean current is continuous.
Why do gentle sloping wide rivers have more meanders than steep fast-flowing rivers?
Fast flowing rivers are more erosive and are light on the deposition of sediments. Slow flowing rivers allow for the deposition of sediment which create the meanders.
How does the lack of atmosphere affect the temperatures on mercury?
Mercury has the thinnest atmosphere so the fast winds from blown up stars go to the thin atmosphere, it will be easier to get in and change the atmosphere
Compounds containing metals and non metals are?
fast-flowing liquid lava
What is the Ammount of current flowing?
The measurement of how fast the current is flowing is the Ampere.
If you were caught in a fast flowing river current which direction should your feet point?
If caught in a fast flowing river current you should swim parallel to the current and you should always go feet first so you know where you are going and your head does not crack open if you bump into anything
What are fast-moving river called?
A fast flowing stream is called a rapid. Rapids are where the water flows downhill very fast and over underwater obstacles.
What are the areas of broken fast flowing water in a river called?
Rapids
What is called fast flowing water that goes over rocks?
Well it is called rapids but I call it a waterfall
A fast narrow current that moves seaward is called a?
a rip current
How fast is the south equatorial current?
The South Equatorial Current is a broad, westward flowing current flowing between approximately Venezuela and the south of Brazil. It is divided into three branches, each with different velocities - the range is 11.3 cm s-1 to 16.4 cm s-1.
What is the difference between a gentle stream and a fast-flowing river?
A fast flowing river is faster
The fast moving river of air high in the atmosphere is called the?
Jet streams
What is a fast flowing stream calledAnother name for a fast flowing stream?
rivulet Rex Drew South Africa
What is a jet steam?
The jet stream is a fast flowing, river of air found in the atmosphere at around 12 km above the surface of the Earth just under the tropopause.
Is the blood flowing through capillaries going fast or slow?
Fast
