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11 Cards in this Set
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Ocean water ______ and _______ heat through the Earth.
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stores; circulates
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Convection currents in the Earth's atmosphere produce wind which causes ___________.
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surface currents
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Caused by the rising of hot water and the sinking of cold water
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Deep ocean currents
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Type of boundary current that is slow, shallow and brings cool water from the poles to the equator such as the California Current
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Eastern Boundary Currents
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Type of boundary current that is deep, fast and brings warm water to the poles such as the Gulf Stream
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Western Boundary Currents
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Moving air and water that turn clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere
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Coriolis effect
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Cause of the Coriolis Effect
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Earth's rotation
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Large surface currents that transport warm water away from the equator and returns cooler water to the equator
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Gyres
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Belt that moves ocean water around the globe
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thermohaline conveyor belt
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Causes ocean water to circulate by movement within a thermohaline conveyor belt
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temperature and salinity
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A cyclical pattern of warm water current near the equator that causes dramatic changes in world climate
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El Nino
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