Which statements describe currents in the oceans? Check all that apply
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An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences. Depth contours, shorelineconfigurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current's direction and strength. Ocean currents are primarily horizontal water movements.
Ocean currents flow for great distances, and together, create the global conveyor beltwhich plays a dominant role in determining the climate of many of the Earth’s regions. More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel. For example, warm currents traveling along more temperate coasts increase the temperature of the area by warming the sea breezes that blow over them. Perhaps the most striking example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude. Another example is Lima, Peru, where the climate is cooler, being sub-tropical, than the tropical latitudes in which the area is located, due to the effect of the Humboldt Current.
Ocean currents flow for great distances, and together, create the global conveyor beltwhich plays a dominant role in determining the climate of many of the Earth’s regions. More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel. For example, warm currents traveling along more temperate coasts increase the temperature of the area by warming the sea breezes that blow over them. Perhaps the most striking example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude. Another example is Lima, Peru, where the climate is cooler, being sub-tropical, than the tropical latitudes in which the area is located, due to the effect of the Humboldt Current.
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Deep currents are prevalent in the oceans. The currents help in carrying the cold water towards the equator from either ends of the pole.
The velocity of the deep currents are much lesser compared to the surface currents. This causes a high difference in the water density along with temperature variance, and high salinity levels of the water at different locations.
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