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How does earths rotation affects the patterns of surface currents?
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∙ 12y ago
It causes the currents to move in curved paths instead of going in a straight line, which is known a the Coriolis effect.
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What strongly affects the movement of air masses along the earth's surface?
The differences in air pressure and the Earth's rotation.
What is a good sentence for surface currents?
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
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.
Surface currents are driven by what?
by the currents under it, if you have watches Finding Nemo (ARR) they go in the EAC East Atlantic Current, on the surface of this current, there is a similar current, although it is not as fast or as strong as Underwater in the eac.
What is the cause of most surface currents?
Density
How the earth rotation affects the pattern of surface currents?
It causes the currents to move in curved paths instead of going in a straight line, which is known a the Coriolis effect.
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.
What creates surface current?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
Where are currents found?
A surface current is found at the surface of the ocean caused by wind patterns.
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 causes the patterns of surface currents in the ocean?
The Earth rotating and its tilt of the axis forms the oceans' tides and currents.
What three factors controls the path of surface currents?
wind,earth's rotation,weather
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 causes ocean currents on the surface?
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below, these currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
What causes the continuous flow of surface currents?
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below. These currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
What is the cause of surface currents?
The circulation of cold and warm water between the poles and the equator, and the rotation of the earth, cause ocean currents to flow.
