5. Ocean Currents

Cold oceanic currents flow towards Polar Region

_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

Warm ocean currents generally come from

What do we call the constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by differences in temperature and salinity?

What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

What does the red line represent?

Thermohaline circulation distributes which of the following?

How can upwellings improve fishing for ocean fisherman?

What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

How many different gyres are there?

When cold and salty water moves downward and warm and less salty water moves upward

Which term best describes the movement of warming water to the surface?

Based on the graph, which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

At which point or points of the Earth would Upwelling occur?

Which layer would have the highest salinity?

Layer of water in which there is a high rate of change in salinity in the vertical dimension.

strong Atlantic current that brings warm water and mild climates from the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida coast, and across to Europe