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What forms surface ocean currents?
Ocean currents is what forms surface currents. This starts deep in the ocean.
Do deep ocean currents and surface currents mix?
Deep ocean currents and surface currents do interact and influence each other. While they flow at different depths and have different driving factors (wind for surface currents and density for deep currents), they are connected through the global ocean circulation system. Changes in one can impact the other over time.
The wind stirs up currents?
Surface
How do ocean currents affect temperature?
ocean currents may be considerably warmer or colder than the normal surface air temperatures. their effect is greatest when the prevailing winds blow from the water to the land.
What type of current is caused by wind on the oceans surface?
Surface ocean currents are caused by winds. As wind blows across the surface, the wind pulls the water and causes waves.
What is the difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What is difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What are the three types of ocean currents?
The three types of ocean currents are surface currents, deep currents, and tidal currents. Surface currents are driven by winds, deep currents are driven by density and temperature differences, and tidal currents are driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
The rising of cold currents to the ocean surface is called?
The rising of the deep cold currents to the ocean surface is called
What are the steps for how the sun provides the energy for surface ocean currents?
The steps to how the sun provides the energy for surface ocean currents
How do ocean temperatures vary over the surface of the earth?
Ocean temperatures vary over the surface of the Earth due to a combination of factors, including latitude, proximity to land masses, ocean currents, and atmospheric conditions. Generally, temperatures are warmer near the equator and cooler towards the poles. Ocean currents can transport warmer or cooler water to different regions, impacting local temperatures. Additionally, coastal areas may experience more variability in temperature due to interactions with the atmosphere and land.
Is the influence of cool ocean currents on coastal temperatures more pronounced in summer or winter?
It has to be the Summer. In Winter, the ocean currents are WARM compared to coastal temperatures.
