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An example of a warm water current is the Gulf Stream. This starts in the Caribbean runs up the eastern seaboard of the Unites States and then crosses the Atlantic to Europe. It is responsible for keeping the British Isles warm as compared with Newfoundland which is at the same latitude.
An example of a could current is the Humboldt Current. This goes in a north along the West Coast of South America from Northern Peru to the southern tip of Chile. It is responsible for the deserts of Peru and Chile.
Very generally speaking warm currents will flow away form the equator while could currents will flow towards it.
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What are density currents?
A density current is where a warm current floats on top of a cold currentA density current is where a warm current floats on top of a cold currentThe movement of a mass of cold, dense ocean water as it sinks beneath warmer surface water.
What is the best known warm water current?
Possibly the Gulf Stream
What is a warm water current that can affect the climate of the British Isles?
The North Atlantic Drift, which branches from the Gulf Stream, is a warm water current the affects the climate of the British Isles.
Which ocean current transports warm water away from earth's equatorial region?
Gulf Stream
What happens to a hurricane when it hits the gulf stream?
When a hurricane hits the Gulf Stream is strengthens because the water in that current is warm.
What is warm ocean current?
Warm Ocean current is when the currents of cold and warm water pass paths. The warm water dominates the cold water causing a warm water current.
Is Peru a warm water current?
No, it is a cold water current
What major warm water current runs through the sargasso sea?
no major warm water current runs through it
What are cold and warm currents?
Cold water travels from the poles towards the equator. An example of a cold water current is the California Current. Warm water travels from the equator towards the poles. An example of a warm water current is the Gulf Stream.
Is the benguela current warm or cold?
Cold water currents
What current brings warm water to the coast of Japan?
The Kuroshio Current.
What an example of a convection current?
warm air rising to the ceiling
Which current carries warm water toward eastern Africa?
current is the constant movement of of ocean water
What are the warm and cold ocean currents of the Atlantic Ocean?
Ocean currents describe itself, a warm ocean current is warm water that has a path anything that gets in way of the path will be taken by the current same for cold water also a new tranport for the water to travel to ocean to ocean
Is the Humboldt Current a cold or a warm ocean current?
westward draft is pushing cold water to the current this water is from the polar region.
An ocean current is the movement of the surface water of the coean Currents are called cold or warm in comparison to the atmosphere Is the Gulf Stream a cold current or a warm one?
warm
What is concept of convection current?
the rising of warm water and cold water sinking
