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the wind can sometimes be powerful enough to create ocean currents.
Laurence Aufderhar
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∙ 12y agoSurface currents in the ocean are primarily driven by the wind.
Surface current:A horizontal movement of ocean water that is cause by wind and that occurs at or near the Ocean's surface.
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∙ 13y agoThe regular pattern of winds around the earth creates currents on the surface of the oceans. Earth's rotation, which produces the Coriolis effect, causes surface currents to flow in large rotating loops, called gyres. Since winds in the Northern Hemisphere tend to blow in clockwise patterns, the gyres spin in a clockwise direction. In the Southern Hemisphere, gyres spin in a counterclockwise direction because the winds blow that way also. The alternating current circulation helps spread energy from the Sun throughout Earth's oceans.
Phozisa Mngeni
Ocean currents can be caused by wind ,density differences in water masses caused by temperature and sanility variations ,gravity ,and events such as earthquakes or storms.
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∙ 14y agoI think wind, but I'm not sure.
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What causes the continuous flow of surface currents?
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below. These currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
What causes ocean currents on the surface?
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below, these currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
What causes currents on the ocean?
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below, these currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
What makes surface currents circulate?
How are large currents created?
What are Currents powered by wind called?
Surface Currents
Are density currents faster than surface currents?
no, density currents flow slower than surface currents because surface currents are powered by the wind ;)
What type of current is caused by wind on the oceans surface?
Surface ocean currents are caused by winds. As wind blows across the surface, the wind pulls the water and causes waves.
How do surface currents move?
surface currents moves bcoz
What is difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What is the difference between surface currents and deep currents?
Deep ocean currents are in the depths of the oceans. Surface current are at the surface, not deep down. Deep ocean currents bring vitamins and nutrients to the shore, surface currents do not. Deep ocean currents are caused by salinity and temperature differences. Surface currents are cause by the force and impact of the wind.
What forms surface ocean currents?
Ocean currents is what forms surface currents. This starts deep in the ocean.
What is a good sentence for surface currents?
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
