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JournalEntry#20
Canyouexplainhowprecipitationaffects
salinityinoceans?

Canyouexplainhowevaporationaffects
salinityinoceans?

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SWBATExplainthedifferences
betweendeepcurrentsand
surfacecurrentsbycompleting
theOceanCurrentsTmap

WaterCurrent:
Astreamofwaterflowingina
commondirection.
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2TypesofCurrents:
DeepCurrents
SurfaceCurrents

1.DeepCurrentsDeep .
oceancurrentsare
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causedbydifferences
inwatertemperature
andsalinity.

Warm water with

Asyoudive

low salinity

deeperinto
theocean,the
temperature

Asyoudive

decreases.

Deeperintothe

Cold water goes

down, Warm

water goes up

ocean,thesalinity
Cold water with high

increases.

salinity

-Salty water goes

down, Fresh water
goes up

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CFU#1
AaskB,CaskD
Asyouincreaseindepth,whathappensto
thewaterstemperatureandsalinity?
BandDReplybysaying:
Asyouincreaseindepth,thewaters
temperature______anditssalinity
_________.

2.SurfaceCurrents
Drivenbyprevailingwindmainlyeffectthe
upperfewhundredmetersoftheocean.

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SURFACECURRENTSare
controlledby3mainfactors:
1.EarthsRotation

2.AirCurrents

3.Thelocationof
theContinents.

CFU#2
BaskA,DaskC
What3factorsaffectsurfacecurrents?
AandCReplybySaying:
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The3factorsthataffectsurfacecurrents
are:_____________________________.

PrevailingWindmovingacrossthesurface
oftheoceancausesthewatertomoveand
flowcreatingcurrents

Duetothecontinents,thecurrentsare
deflectedtotheNorthandSouthtocreate
circularcurrentscalledgyres.
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Thegyresspin:
clockwiseintheNorthernhemisphere

becauseoftheCorioliseffect
counterclockwiseintheSouthernhemisphere

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CFU#3
AaskB,CaskD
Whatdirectiondooceancurrentsmovein
thenorthernhemisphereandinthesouthern
hemisphere?
CandDReplybySaying:
Oceancurrentsmove_______inthe
northernhemisphereand_____inthe
southernhemisphere.

Surfacecurrentscancarrywarmorcold
waterwhichcanimpacttheclimateinthat
area.
Warmwater

Coldwater

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COLD CALIFORNIA CURRENT

WARM KUROSHIO

WARM GULF

STREAM CURRENT
Cold California Current

CURRENT

WARM South
EQUATORIAL
CURRENT

OCEANCURRENTSTMAP
OCEANCURRENTS
DEEPCURRENTSSURFACECURRENTS
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There are ___ main types of ocean currents. The first ones are called
___________________ they are caused by _____________________
________________________. As you increase in ocean depth,
temperature_________ and salinity__________. The second type of ocean
currents are ________________. They are driven by the ___________
and are controlled by _______________, ________________, and
________________________.

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