7.
Use the list below to complete the following statements. One or more terms
will be used more than once.
3.
convection
counterclockwise
currents
Equatorial
gyres
longshore
Northern
polar
reversing
1. Moving streams of water are called
2. Ocean currents are caused primarily by winds
blowing across the Earth.
rip
turbidity
upwellings
winds
flow away from the equator.
currents are warm-water currents that
Currents.
5. Ocean currents move clockwise in the
4. There are five major.
patterns of water movement, in the world's oceans.
-, or circular
Hemisphere and
in the Southern Hemisphere.
6. A strong, narrow surface current that can be dangerous is called a
current.
are good for fishermen because they bring
cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface, which attracts fish.
