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How deep currents form and move in the ocean?
deep ocean currents form by the differences in the density of ocean water
How does ocean life affect ocean currents?
It's more likely the other way around. Ocean currents affect ocean life. Perhaps in a subtle way, since all life on the planet affects the atmosphere, especially the algae in the oceans releasing oxygen, that ocean life affects the weather, which in turn affects the ocean currents. It's also possible that some "seaweed forests" slow the movement of currents.
Define surface ocean currents?
Materials and energy
How can a directional change in an ocean current affect marine life?
Directional changes in ocean currents affect marine life because sea creatures often migrate using the currents. When the currents shift, it becomes more difficult for the sea creatures to find their way back. Also, ocean currents carry tiny plankton and other small organisms that sea creatures eat. Ocean currents can either take away these plankton, or bring many more in, depending on which way the current is going.
What are several causes of surface ocean currents?
The moon particularly takes place in ocean as long as for the way to are the oceans are winding.
How is a deep ocean current formed?
I think ocean currents are formed because the pull of the moon,well actually waves are formed that way but I think it's the same thing.
What way does the ocean water move globally?
Along warm water currents from the equator to the poles.
Which way do the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres?
In the northern hemisphere, ocean currents generally flow clockwise, while in the southern hemisphere, they flow counterclockwise. This is due to the Coriolis effect, which causes moving objects to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
What are the warm and cold ocean currents of the Atlantic Ocean?
Ocean currents describe itself, a warm ocean current is warm water that has a path anything that gets in way of the path will be taken by the current same for cold water also a new tranport for the water to travel to ocean to ocean
How do ocean currents affect precipitation?
The answer is from earth.rice.edu/MTPE/hydro/hydrosphere/topics/Ocean_Atm_Circ_ElNino.html Ocean temperatures and winds are coupled into a complex interactive system. Varying ocean temperatures affect local atmospheric pressure, which creates regional wind patterns that, in turn, drive oceanic currents that affect surface ocean temperatures. This movie illuminates how these processes interact to produce our climate system. In a way, the oceans absorb the suns solar rays, then the currents shift the heat around the globe warming the land during winter & cooling them during the summer.
Why does the ocean not move in circles if the earth is rotating?
The ocean does move in circles. If you look at any map showing ocean currents, you'll see that the majority of them make big, somewhat distorted circles.The continents are in the way, so the ocean currents have a rather complicated circulation pattern (see "Thermohaline Circulation").
How does energy in earths interior cause changes to earths surface?
The energy from the core of the earth causes currents in the molten layers, the way there are currents in the ocean. These currents are what causes the Tectonic Plates to move along the surface of the earth.
