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Why do the surface currents move in different direction of the wind?
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∙ 9y ago
This is due to temperature and how water with different temperatures react.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agobased on which hemisphere they occur in
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What direction do surface currents move?
The surface currents move in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere, and move in a counter clockwise direction in the Southern hemisphere! Hope it helped:)
Why do large land areas cause surface currents to change direction?
because the surface currents move in huge circles ,they move clockwise in the northern hemisphere
What direction do convection currents-move?
Convection currents move in upward direction
How do surface currents move?
surface currents moves bcoz
What direction do most of the surface currents north of the equator move?
The current north of the equator moves clockwise.
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.
Which way do currents move in the northern hemisphere southern hemisphere?
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere move in a clockwise direction. Currents in the Southern Hemisphere move in a counter clockwise direction.
What causes surface currents to move?
Randomism .
Is it true that ocean currents that move up and down are called surface currents?
Yes
Is it true that surface currents usually move in a few thousand meters of ocean?
yes my scuence book says that surface currents do usally move in afew thousand
What direction do the ocean currents move in the northern hemisphere?
clockwise
What direction do convection currents move?
Warmer material in a convection current rises upwards.
