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deep ocean currents form by the differences in the density of ocean water
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A streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface?
Deep currents are streamlike movements of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor. Deep currents occur when the cold, dense water from the poles sinks below warmer, less sense ocean water and flows towards the equator.
Currents that flow horizontally are driven by?
Currents that flow horizontally are most commonly driven by wind. Ocean currents flow over incredibly long distances and come together to create what is known as the "global conveyor belt."
Where are deltas formed and why are they formed there?
Where a river which transmits a great deal of material arrives at the sea and there is little tidal range a delta will form. Example the Nile into the Mediterranean or the Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. The Amazon & the Congo, which flow into an Ocean, the Atlantic in these examples, do not form deltas because the ocean currents distribute the outflow of material into & along the ocean currents.
Is longshore drift the cause or the effect of a longshore current explain?
effect. longshore drift is the combined effect of sediments moved by longshore currents and and beach drift. longshore currents are ocean currents that flow parallel to the coast while beach drift is the resultant zigzag movement along the beach.
Where is the rate of geothermal heat flow the greatest?
Along mid-ocean ridges.
Deep currents flow along the?
Ocean floor.
What are the two types of ocean currents?
deep currents streamlike movement of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor. surface current can influence the climate of land are they flow past.
Where in the ocean do deep currents flow?
In the ocean floor.
What would flow deep down in the ocean?
The most common answer would be deep ocean currents.
Do Density currents flow deep down in the ocean?
Yes.
Why do warm ocean currents cool as they flow along a coastline away from the equator?
Warm ocean currents cool as they flow along a coastline away from the equator because sand and minerals are transported by ocean currents away from the equator.
What is current and climate?
Cold water currents are currents which flow deep along the ocean floor. Cold water currents can cause temperature changes which in return can have a major impact on the overall climate of the Earth.
What is cold-water currents and climate?
Cold water currents are currents which flow deep along the ocean floor. Cold water currents can cause temperature changes which in return can have a major impact on the overall climate of the Earth.
How do deep ocean currents occur?
It is from differing temperatures of air above it that causes currents to flow in the water.
What is transported when warm ocean currents cool as they flow along the coastline away from the equator?
Water
A streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface?
Deep currents are streamlike movements of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor. Deep currents occur when the cold, dense water from the poles sinks below warmer, less sense ocean water and flows towards the equator.
Canary and benguela are names of cold ocean currents that flow along the west coast of which continent?
Africa
