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How are ocean currents like wind currents?
they are both currents.
Wind and ocean currents do not move in straight lines This is called?
the Coriolis effect.
Are ocean currents similar to wind currents?
Yes.
What are causes of the ocean currents?
The two causes of ocean currents are wind and the rotation of the earth(etc) The wind blows which makes the currents in the water and the rotation of the earth(gravity) makes currents in the ocean currents. Luaye Sharawy
What drives ocean currents?
wind
What effects does the surface-wind pattern have on the circulation of the oceans?
The movement of wind over the surface of the ocean causes friction. The wind drags the ocean surface with it, making the pattern called surface-ocean wind-drift currents.
What type of current is caused by wind on the oceans surface?
Surface ocean currents are caused by winds. As wind blows across the surface, the wind pulls the water and causes waves.
What are ocean currents defined by?
speed and wind
Why did the ocean-going sailboats depend on ocean currents?
currents provide movement in times of little to no wind
What two factors about wind are meteorologists interested in?
Wind and ocean currents
What primarily drives the surface ocean currents?
The driving force behind surface currents is the wind. The wind happens naturally due to the constant rotating of the Earth.
What is a large wind driven surface currents that create circular movements in the ocean?
What is a large wind driven surface currents that create circular movements in the ocean?
