surface currents - ocean currents that flow in the top part of the ocean - caused by lobal winds, deep currents - ocean currents that flow along the bottom - caused by changes in density, density - how tightly packed matter is in a space (changes with temp and salinity), salinity - the amount of salt dissolved in water, Coriolis effect - when Earth's rotation makes moving air and water curve - instead of slowing in a straight line, gyre - a large, rotating system of surface currents that moves water in an ocean basin, global ocean conveyor belt - a worldwide system of deep and surface currents that moves ocean water all around the Earth, Gulf Stream - a fast surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that carries warm water along the east coast of the U.S., California Current - a slower surface current in the Pacific Ocean that carries cold water along the west coast of the U.S., circulation - the continuous movement of ocean water ,

Ocean Currents

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