'Deep water currents' presentation slideshows

THIS

THIS. IS. Jeopardy. Your. With. Host. Mr. Taylor-Lehman. Jeopardy. Random. Wind and water movement. Diagrams. Objects in motion. Density. Vocabulary. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400.

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Weather

Weather. Weather is. What Starts It All?. The Sun Starts it All

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Interactions

Atmospheric and Oceanic Interactions. Air pressure. the force of air on a surface . Did You Know?. Air pressure is caused by the weight of all the molecules that make up the air. - the combined force of air on just 1 square foot of surface, is about a ton!. Did You Know?.

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents. Why is Ocean Circulation Important?. Transport heat Equator to poles Transport nutrients and organisms Influences weather and climate Influences commerce. Ocean Currents. Surface Currents The upper 400 meters of the ocean (10%). Deep Water Currents

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Ocean currents:

Ocean currents:. Continuous and directed movement of ocean water. Current:. Surface Currents Deep Water Currents. Two Types:. 10% of water in ocean The upper 400m of the ocean. Surface Currents:. 90% of water in ocean Waters move around the ocean basins by density differences

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents. By: Cathy Jones, Beth Kuhns, and Christine Pettit . Ocean Currents. Ocean currents = organized flows that persist over some geographical region and over some time period such that water is transported from one part of the ocean to another part of the ocean. There are two types:

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Question of the Day

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Question of the Day

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Nutrient Cycles in Marine Ecosystems Part I

Nutrient Cycles in Marine Ecosystems Part I. Section 4. Surface Layer of Ocean. Dissolved nutrients Recall: algae require light for photosynthesis Intensity of light as depth Restricted to surface layer ( photic zone) Depth 30 m to 150 m

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Physical and Chemical Oceanography

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents. Two Types of Currents. Density Driven (deep water) Currents Wind Driven (surface) Currents. Density Driven Currents. Move water vertically through the ocean Density differences cause deep water currents Dense water sinks at the poles Less dense water rises

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Waves tides and shorelines

Waves tides and shorelines. By Taylor Chelsea And Tiffany. Wave Length and Height. Length: the wave length can be measured in different ways: crest to crest trough to trough the distance of 1 crest and 1 trough Height:

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Chapter 11.2 Ocean Currents

Chapter 11.2 Ocean Currents. Myles, Isaac, Javid. Ocean Currents. Ocean currents = large amount of ocean water that moves in a particular, unchanging direction. More that 20 major currents in the world.

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Global Circulation

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Shallow currents vs. Deep currents

Shallow currents vs. Deep currents. Gyre (guy-err). Gyres move on the surface of the ocean and move in the direction of prevailing winds. Shallow water currents. Shallow water currents are formed mostly along the paths of these gyres.

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