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there are ___ gyres found in ____
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
Although different water layers move in different directions in an Ekman spiral, the overall effect of Ekman transport is to move a currently directly in line with the wind
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
both upwellings and downwellings can result from a wind parallel to the shore
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
An undercurrent runs _____________ an adjacent current. The reason why it forms is _________
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
Gyres are called ________ currents, they tend to flow
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
Circular flow in each ocean basin is call a gyre
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
A counter current runs _________ an adjacent current. It is thought to be formed by water ____________ a basin faster than it ____________
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
Currents tend to flow around the periphery of an ocean basin because
true
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
beneath, unclear
five, in each major ocean basin
opposite to, entering, exits
true
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
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