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32 Cards in this Set
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wind patterns formed by the corilois effect, such as the ____________ and ____________ winds cause ____________.
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trade winds, westerly, surface currents.
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surface currents are ____________ by the ______.
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(primarily) driven, wind
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wind flow _________________ in the northern hemishpere.
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clockwise
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winds flow ________________ in the southern hemishpere.
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counter-clockwise
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_______________ ocean currents flow away from the equator. they flow on the western side of ______________.
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warm ocean currents, ocean basins.
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Winds formed from the corioilis effect, such as the ___________ and ______________ winds cause _____________.
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trade winds, westerly, surface currents
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surface currents are _______________.
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(primarily) driven by the wind
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In the Northern hemishpere wind flows _________________.
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clockwise
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In the southeren hemishpere wind flows _________________.
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counter-clockwise
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_____________ ocean currents flow away from the equator and travel on the ___________ of the ocean basins.
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warm, western
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_______ ocean currents flow towards the equator and travel on the ________ side of the ocean basins.
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cold, eastern
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The ______________current is a cold current.
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california
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The _________________ is a warm current
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gulf stream
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____________ocean currents are driven by properties that determine ___________ of water, such as ___________ and ____________.
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deep, density, salinity, tempurature.
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Evaporation: water vapor is __________water. The salt left behind ____________ density.
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fresh, increases.
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Freezing: ____is _____ water so the salt left behind __________density.
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ice, fresh, increases.
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Cooling: _______water is more ______.
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cold, dense.
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top 1000 meters of ocean
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surface currents
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in all oceans
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both
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saltier
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deep currents
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driven by wind
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surface currents
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have salinity
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both
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bottom of ocean
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deep currents
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warm
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surface
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constantly move
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both
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colder
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deep currents
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less salty
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surface currents
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density/mass
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both
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driven by salinity and tempurature.
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deep currents
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faster
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surface currents
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part of global conveyor belt
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both
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slower
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deep currents
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