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Explain how heat energy carried by ocean currents influences climate?
Ocean currents transfer heat energy from warmer regions to cooler regions, affecting the climate in those areas. Warm ocean currents can lead to milder climates, while cold currents can bring cooler temperatures. These temperature variations can impact weather patterns, precipitation levels, and overall climate conditions in the surrounding regions.
Why don't hurricanes hit the West Coast of the US?
Hurricanes typically form in the Atlantic Ocean and move westward towards the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and East Coast of the U.S. The cold waters and strong wind shear along the West Coast of the U.S. make it less conducive for hurricanes to maintain their strength and impact that region. Additionally, the prevailing wind patterns tend to steer hurricanes away from the West Coast.
What metal ions of those encountered in this investigation would you expect to find contributing to precipitates formed on the ocean floor around geothermal vents?
Iron, manganese, and copper ions are commonly found contributing to precipitates formed on the ocean floor around geothermal vents. These metal ions can be present in high concentrations in hydrothermal fluids released from the vents, leading to the formation of characteristic mineral deposits in the surrounding environment.
Why must sea creatures living on the bottom of the ocean have different food sources than creatures living in surface waters?
It is simple, if you live in a place where all you can get is fruit would you eat it or die? Since the food source is different down deep in the ocean then on the surface the deep sea creatures must eat what is available.
Where are the oldest rocks located in the ocean crust?
The oldest rocks on the ocean floor would be those at the colliding edge of the plate boundary.Answer 2: The oldest of all oceanic rocks are on the Asian side of the pacific plate.
What has the highest pressure readings the densest waters the warmest temperatures?
an ocean would have those traits
Where does magma mainly rise to the surface?
Magma mainly rises to the surface through volcanic vents and fissures, such as those found at volcanic peaks, rift zones, and mid-ocean ridges. The movement is driven by the buoyancy of the less dense magma compared to the surrounding rock.
Where those urchins hide when its storm?
In those waters.
What ocean ocean surrounds Antarctica?
As of the year 2000, the International Hydrographic Organisation decided that the waters surrounding Antarctica would be known officially as the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica to the 60 degree South line of Latitude. What is now the Southern Ocean was previously the southern most portions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The Southern Ocean incorporates the Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies.
Do all the plants and animals that live in the ocean's coastal waters biome also live in the open ocean biome?
Not all plants and animals that inhabit the coastal waters biome are found in the open ocean biome. Coastal waters often have unique habitats, such as estuaries and mangroves, that support species adapted to shallower, nutrient-rich environments. In contrast, the open ocean biome features different conditions, including deeper waters, varying light availability, and distinct temperature gradients, which support a different set of organisms suited to those environments. Therefore, while some species may inhabit both areas, many are exclusive to one biome or the other.
How can you use Continental Divide in a sentence?
Continental Divide are in mountains areas from which rivers flow in different directions.
Does the Australian Antarctic Territory include the ocean?
Yes. The waters included are those within 200 nautical miles of Australia's Antarctic Territory, which is defined by three lines of latitude and longitude.
In regions of heavy precipitation is the salinity of surface waters is reduced?
Yes, in regions of heavy precipitation, the increased input of fresh water from rainfall can dilute the salinity of surface waters. This can occur in coastal areas and near river mouths where freshwater runoff mixes with the ocean water, reducing the overall salinity of the surface waters in those areas.
What is the east border of Canada?
The Atlantic Ocean forms most of the border. In the north the territorial waters off Ellesmere Island overlap with those of Greenland so that Canada shares a border here.
What is the name given to half of the earth that includes Africa Asia Europe and their waters?
eastern hemisphere.
Why are ports of Scandinavia ice free while those of North-East Canada are frozen for many months?
Because of the Gulf stream, an ocean current that carries warm equatorial waters up past Scandinavia.
Why do hurricans form along the northeast coast of the US?
They don't. Hurricanes form over the tropical waters of the Atlantic ocean. Large-scale wind currents tend to steer those hurricanes to the north and west.
