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There are many different forces that create ocean currents. Among them are: the earth's rotation, salinity differences, wind, density differences, and buoyant forces. Temperature differences can create some of these differences, but we would have ocean currents even if the oceans were a uniform temperature.
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Does the ocean currents play a major role on earths rotation?
no
What if ocean currents stop?
Ocean currents cannot simply stop. They are driven mainly by weather systems, heat and the earths rotation
How does the rotation of earth modify ocean currents in the northern hemisphere?
because of the Earths rotation the ocean currents are not in straight lines. In the northern hemisphere they curve to the right
How does the rotation of earth modifies ocean currents in the northern hemisphere?
because of the Earths rotation the ocean currents are not in straight lines. In the northern hemisphere they curve to the right
What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation?
Surface ocean currents flow in a circular pattern due to a combination of Earth's rotation (Coriolis effect) and the shape of the continents. The Coriolis effect causes water to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in the circular motion of currents. This, along with the shape of the coastlines, influences the direction and pattern of ocean currents.
What causes ocean currents and why is it important?
waves
When are tidal currents not important?
open ocean
How do ocean currents originate and affect Earths climates?
How are atmospheric gases like the glass in a greenhouse
When the path of winds and ocean currents seem to curve because of the Earths rotation it is called the?
The Coriolis effect
What do the currents do to the worlds heat flow?
Ocean current redistribute heat around the planet.
Is the Sun important in creating wind and ocean currents?
Without the Sun, there simply would be no such currents.
When the paths of winds and ocean currents seem to curve because of earths rotation it's called the?
The Coriolis effect
