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What factor causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different locations?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
How does a continent affect the movement of a surface current?
When surface currents meet continents the current changes directions.
What is the surface currents north of the equator are?
Because of the spinning of the Earth, wind and ocean currents closest to the equator will travel straighter. Wind and ocean currents further from the equator will deflect away from the equator.Ê
Why are continents not fixed permanently in location on the earths crust?
The continents are embedded in the top side of crustal plates which float on the surface of the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle carry the plates around and the embedded continents travel along.
What are three major surface currents?
They are surface currents, deep water currents. One moves water on the surface the other moves deep water.
How do continents affect surface currents?
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What creates surface current?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
How does a continent affect surface current?
the currents deflect, or change direction Please Thank the geinus Team
What factor causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different locations?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
How does a continent affect the movement of a surface current?
When surface currents meet continents the current changes directions.
How are surface currents form?
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
How surface currents formed?
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
What factors control the movement of surface currents?
Air currents, earth's rotation and the location of the continents. <<< textbook source!
What happens when surface currents meet continents?
The current is deflecte due to the lack of force in the current.
What is the surface currents north of the equator are?
Because of the spinning of the Earth, wind and ocean currents closest to the equator will travel straighter. Wind and ocean currents further from the equator will deflect away from the equator.Ê
What makes surface currents circulate?
How are large currents created?
Why are continents not fixed permanently in location on the earths crust?
The continents are embedded in the top side of crustal plates which float on the surface of the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle carry the plates around and the embedded continents travel along.
