Surface currents: Reach depths of about 100 meters (about 300 feet)., Can stretch across oceans, The Gulf Stream is one of the strongest , Warm AND Cold, Affected by global winds (mostly), Flow on surface of ocean, Mostly horizontal, Deep currents: Movements of ocean water far below the surface, COLD, Sinks at the Poles, Rises at the Equator, Vertical and horizontal , Flow along the ocean floor, Flow on top of other layers of even denser water,

Surface v. Deep Ocean Currents

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