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Which earth system does the ocean interact with to form surface currents?
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∙ 9y ago
Surface currents are caused by the friction of wind on the water. The currents are also affected by the Coriolis Effect, which is the apparent deflection of objects moving in a straight path relative to the earth's surface.
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What creates surface current?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
Which of the folling can form in the geosphere and carry heat from earth mantle toward the surface conduction currents infared currents convection currents or surface currents?
in the atmosphere.
What is the curving of winds and currents caused by earth rotation is called?
Curving of winds and currents caused by Earth's rotation is called surface currents.
Why do surface currents and deep currents exist?
The gravitation pull on the earth.
What is the main cause of surface currents in earth?
convection
What do you call an ocean current that flows beneath the surface of the earth?
Surface currents
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.
What causes surface and deep currents?
The gravitation pull on the earth.
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.
What happens when heat currents travel from earth's interior to the surface?
UNKNOWN....
What causes deep ocean surface currents?
The gravitation pull on the earth.
What causes the patterns of surface currents in the ocean?
The Earth rotating and its tilt of the axis forms the oceans' tides and currents.
