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What drives the global conveyor belt? |
The density differences |
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What is Thermohaline circulation ? |
The movement of water |
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How are deep ocean currents generated in polar regions
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Water sinks then more water comes in to take the waters place
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If thermohaline circulation begins near the north pole where does a travel next
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Between South America and Africa
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how does Thermohaline circulation repeats it self in a cycle |
Water travels south toward Antarctica then it loops back around and heads back
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How quickly does the global conveyor belt move? How does this compare with the velocity of surface currents
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A few centimeters per second, compared to surface currents as they go very fast
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How is the global Convair belt important to earth food chain
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It's important to the food chain because it transports water around the globe while as the current moves in riches the carbon dioxide and nutrients the surface
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How could global warming influence salinity levels at the earths poles
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By the rain increasing and decreasing just the salinity levels at the earths poles
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How could a change in salinity affect the global conveyor belt |
A change in salinity could affect the global Convair belt by the global warming decreasing the Salinity at the north and south poles
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