Question

V. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What are ocean currents? Name two types of ocean currents.
Name the factors that cause movement of the ocean water.
the directions
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Answer 1

Answer:

Two Types Of Ocean Circulation

Ocean circulation derives its energy at the sea surface from two sources that define two circulation types: (1) wind-driven circulation forced by wind stress on the sea surface, inducing a momentum exchange, and (2) thermohaline circulation driven by the variations in water density imposed at the sea surface by exchange of ocean heat and water with the atmosphere, inducing a buoyancy exchange. These two circulation types are not fully independent, since the sea-air buoyancy and momentum exchange are dependent on wind speed.