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Cold water is ________________________ warm water
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
How do currents travel in the northern hemisphere?
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
What does NOT create deep ocean currents?
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
A continuous flow of moving water is called a _____________________
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
When water hits a landmass, what happens?
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
The effect where wind and water curves because of Earth's rotation is called the __________
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
Why can't wind travel straight across Earth?
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
Currents that move in circles are called ________________________
Coriolis effect
more dense than
It bounces off and changes directions
Differences in wind
Clockwise
gyres
current
The Earth's rotation is forcing the wind to curve
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