Oceanography Questions

Denser water will ___________________ taking surface water into the deep ocean

Energy from what flows into the Earth system

What happens to salinity of ocean water if precipitation is added

The formation of surface currents flows in what pattern?

When Peru current reaches the coast of South American, it is deflected in what direction?

The colder the water the ________________ the water

The higher the salinity the _______________ the water

What happens to salinity of ocean water if formation of ice

Streamlike movement of ocean water in a regular pattern is called

What happens to salinity of ocean water if evaporation occurs

As wind blows, energy is transferred from the wind to what?

Winds and water from the North Pole that deflect in a clockwise direction are called

Uneven warming causing what differences in the atmosphere

Surface currents carry ____________, less dense water away from the equator towards the poles

When surface current reach continents, they deflect or change what?

Ocean water becomes warmer or cooler when it exchanges energy with the atmosphere through

What happens to the ocean water when the water absorbs (gains energy) or releases (loses energy).

Winds and water from the South Pole deflect in a what direction?

The energy transfer from wind to the ocean causes the water to move in surface ocean

When surface current reach continents, they deflect, or change direction