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What are the three factors that influence the direction of winds and surface currents?
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∙ 12y ago
Glocal winds: they occur when different winds cause currents to flow in different directions. The coriolis effect: The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation. Continental deflections: When surface currents meet continents, the currents deflect, or change direction.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoGlobal Winds, Coriolis effect, and Continental deflections Global Winds, Coriolis effect, and Continental deflections Global Winds, Coriolis effect, and Continental deflections Global Winds, Coriolis effect, and Continental deflections
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∙ 14y agoMany interacting forces cause currents. One of the prime causes particularly of surface currents, is the wind. Other factors also influence the ocean's circulation. Among them are the shape and relative positions of the continents; the presence of barrier-like island chains; and local winds and uneven heating of the Ocean's Surface.
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∙ 12y agoCoriolis Effect
Continental Deflection
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∙ 7y agosalinity, density of the water, and temperature of the water, as well as the wind.
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∙ 13y agoThe four factors that affect an ocean current are the rotation of the planet, temperature, the wind, and the gravitation pull of the moon.
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∙ 12y ago1) Uneven heating of the atmosphere
2) rotation of the Earth
3) continents
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∙ 8y agoit all depeds on the way the wind is cirllating
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How does a continent affect surface current?
the currents deflect, or change direction Please Thank the geinus Team
What three factors influence an area's temperature?
The incident radiation, reflectivity of the surface and ambient temperature are three factors.
What is a good sentence for surface currents?
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
What other factors do you think influence the rate of warming of a particular spot on the Earth's surface?
The factors that influence the rate of warming of a particular spot on the Earth's surface would be what season it is and the climate. This is because in some seasons the sun isn't as strong.
Which of the folling can form in the geosphere and carry heat from earth mantle toward the surface conduction currents infared currents convection currents or surface currents?
in the atmosphere.
What direction do surface currents move?
The surface currents move in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere, and move in a counter clockwise direction in the Southern hemisphere! Hope it helped:)
What causes ocean surface currents?
A surface current is a current caused by wind direction
Why do large land areas cause surface currents to change direction?
because the surface currents move in huge circles ,they move clockwise in the northern hemisphere
What factors set surface ocean currents into motions?
Factors that set surface ocean currents into motions are the global circulation cells (Hadley, Ferrel, Polar), the Coriolis effect, and the continental deflection.
What are three factors that affect the surface ocean currents?
Continental deflections,the Coriolis effect and global winds all effect surface ocean currents.
What factors determine the path of surface oceans currents?
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What three factors that affect surface ocean currents?
the sun and erosion
How did surface currents help?
well back then when we used galleys we used the wind for balance and the currents for direction answered by steven V.
How are surface currents form?
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
How surface currents formed?
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
What is the general motion of surface currents because of the influence of the Coriolis effect in the North Atlantic ocean?
Because of the Influence of the Coriolis Effect, the general motion of surface currents in the north Atlantic is to the right. In the south Atlantic the general motion is to the left.
What direction do surface currents near the equator?
Ocean currents flow near the equator from the east to west. Ocean currents flow near the poles from west to east.
