State Geography Std 8 L No. 5: - Ocean Currents

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Alignment

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Arrangement in a straight line

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Current

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Continuous directed movement of sea water.

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Thermohaline

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Large scale water circulation.

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Proximity

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Nearness in space

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Biotic

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Relating to or resulting from living organisms.

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Devoid

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Entirely lacking

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Hazardous

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Risky or dangerous

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Sequins

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Plastic materials.

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Winds

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Those blow continuously in the same belt throughout the year

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Arid desert

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Desert having little or no rain

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Salinity

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The quality or degree of being saline

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Planetary Wind

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The winds blowing throughout the year from high pressure belts to low pressure belts in the same direction are called “planetary winds.

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Ocean Currents

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An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind.

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Plankton

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Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current.

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Icebergs

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An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.