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JournalEntry#20
Canyouexplainhowprecipitationaffects
salinityinoceans?
Canyouexplainhowevaporationaffects
salinityinoceans?
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SWBATExplainthedifferences
betweendeepcurrentsand
surfacecurrentsbycompleting
theOceanCurrentsTmap
WaterCurrent:
Astreamofwaterflowingina
commondirection.
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2TypesofCurrents:
DeepCurrents
SurfaceCurrents
1.DeepCurrentsDeep .
oceancurrentsare
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causedbydifferences
inwatertemperature
andsalinity.
Asyoudive
low salinity
deeperinto
theocean,the
temperature
Asyoudive
decreases.
Deeperintothe
water goes up
ocean,thesalinity
Cold water with high
increases.
salinity
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CFU#1
AaskB,CaskD
Asyouincreaseindepth,whathappensto
thewaterstemperatureandsalinity?
BandDReplybysaying:
Asyouincreaseindepth,thewaters
temperature______anditssalinity
_________.
2.SurfaceCurrents
Drivenbyprevailingwindmainlyeffectthe
upperfewhundredmetersoftheocean.
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SURFACECURRENTSare
controlledby3mainfactors:
1.EarthsRotation
2.AirCurrents
3.Thelocationof
theContinents.
CFU#2
BaskA,DaskC
What3factorsaffectsurfacecurrents?
AandCReplybySaying:
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The3factorsthataffectsurfacecurrents
are:_____________________________.
PrevailingWindmovingacrossthesurface
oftheoceancausesthewatertomoveand
flowcreatingcurrents
Duetothecontinents,thecurrentsare
deflectedtotheNorthandSouthtocreate
circularcurrentscalledgyres.
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Thegyresspin:
clockwiseintheNorthernhemisphere
becauseoftheCorioliseffect
counterclockwiseintheSouthernhemisphere
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CFU#3
AaskB,CaskD
Whatdirectiondooceancurrentsmovein
thenorthernhemisphereandinthesouthern
hemisphere?
CandDReplybySaying:
Oceancurrentsmove_______inthe
northernhemisphereand_____inthe
southernhemisphere.
Surfacecurrentscancarrywarmorcold
waterwhichcanimpacttheclimateinthat
area.
Warmwater
Coldwater
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WARM GULF
STREAM CURRENT
Cold California Current
CURRENT
WARM South
EQUATORIAL
CURRENT
OCEANCURRENTSTMAP
OCEANCURRENTS
DEEPCURRENTSSURFACECURRENTS
___________________________________
___________________________________
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There are ___ main types of ocean currents. The first ones are called
___________________ they are caused by _____________________
________________________. As you increase in ocean depth,
temperature_________ and salinity__________. The second type of ocean
currents are ________________. They are driven by the ___________
and are controlled by _______________, ________________, and
________________________.
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