c Earth Science: Chapter 25

What type of current forms as cold, dense water sinks and flows below warmer water?

What ocean current completely encircles a continent and crosses three major oceans?

Which of the following can affect ocean surface currents?

In the North Atlantic the water is very cold and has

Which of the following is the curving of the path of a moving object due to Earth's rotation.

The tidal range is greatest during

The continents acts as what for ocean currents?

Look at the picture. It shows what happens during

During "neap tides" the tidal range is

The equatorial currents move in what direction?

What name is given to a horizontal movement of water in a well-defined pattern.