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11 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 major global ocean gyres?
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North Atlantic
South Atlantic North Pacific South Pacific Indian Ocean |
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What are surface ocean currents driven by?
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global winds
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What is the global pattern of ocean currents called?
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ocean conveyor belt
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What is the ocean conveyor belt?
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the global ocean's pattern of surface and deep currents
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What are gyres?
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Spirals of circling ocean water
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What way does the Coriolis Effect deflect the wind in the Northern Hemisphere?
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RIGHT
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What way does the Coriolis Effect deflect the wind in the Southern Hemisphere?
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LEFT
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What is the global ocean conveyor belt driven by?
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thermohaline circulation
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What is thermohaline circulation?
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The process to circulate deep ocean currents
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What kind of current transports thermal energy from the equator to the midlatitudes?
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surface currents
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How does the Gulf Stream current affect the climate of the coastline it passes by?
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it moderates the temperatures
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