1) Fill in the missing words: The ocean's surface currents form _____ (#) of gyres in the Northern Hemisphere, _____ (#) of gyres in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest current which runs eastward around Antarctica is known as the _____ _____ _____. 2) The current that is closest to the east coast of the U.S. and part of the North Atlantic gyre is known as the _____ _____. 3) Two western boundary currents (fast and deep currents that are found on the west side of ocean basins) are _____ & _____.
1) Fill in the missing words: The ocean's surface currents form _____ (#) of gyres in the Northern Hemisphere, _____ (#) of gyres in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest current which runs eastward around Antarctica is known as the _____ _____ _____.
2) The current that is closest to the east coast of the U.S. and part of the North Atlantic gyre is known as the _____ _____.
3) Two western boundary currents (fast and deep currents that are found on the west side of ocean basins) are _____ & _____.
4) Fill in the missing words: Circulation of the 90% of the ocean water below the surface zone is driven by density, which is caused by differences in _____ and _____. Thus, it is called _____ circulation and referred to as the ocean's Global Conveyor Belt (carrying surface water to the depths and back again).
Ocean Waves
5a) What type of ocean wave has the longest wavelength?
5b) What type of ocean wave has the shortest wavelength?
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