Waves & Currents
Name ___________________ Date ______ Period ___
1. Definition of a wave _______________________________________________________
2. What causes waves? ______________________________________________________
3. Once set in motion, waves __________________________________________________
Factors that Influence Wind Height
Wind
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4. Surface currents move water ________________________________________________
5. Surface currents are powered by ______________________.
6. Surface currents move in ______________________ patterns.
7. There are _______________ surface currents and ______________ surface currents.
8. Surface winds and surface currents are affected by ______________________________.
9. Currents north of the equator ______________________ and currents south of the
equator ____________________.
10. The ocean ____________________________________ the sun’s heat (energy).
_____________________ transport this energy.
11. Surface currents move ___________________________________________________.
12. Surface currents can have a ________________ or a ________________ effect on an
area’s climate. Why? _________________________________________________________
Waves & Currents
Name ___________________ Date ______ Period ___
13. Complete the review statements below on temperature, density, and salinity.
a. Density increases as temperature __________________________.
b. As temperature increases, density __________________________.
c. As salinity increases, density _______________________________.
d. As ocean depth increases, salinity ___________ and temperature ___________.
14. The movement of water deep in the ocean is caused by differences in _______________.
15. A density current forms when _______________________________________________.
16. More _________ seawater _________ beneath less __________ seawater.
17. Density currents circulate ocean water ______________.
Label the diagrams below during the lesson.