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There are two type of Ocean Currents: ... A wind blowing for 10 hours across the ocean will cause the surface waters to flow at about 2% of the wind speed.
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earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html
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Re: What causes ocean currents Date: Fri Nov 20 15:24:08 1998; Posted By: Everett Rubel, MadSci Admin; Area of science: Earth Sciences; ID: 909589219.Es ... Shallow water and solid land both cause currents to change direction.
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I thought that the answer was wind but my teacher said it wasn't because I asked her the same question. Maybe the question means the energy that can cause ocean currents and deep currents. I am not sure where the energy comes from to cause currents but maybe its from the corolis effect or the sun. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/Jun2003/1054670866.Es.q.h...
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Ocean currents result from two processes - the action of wind on the surface of the water, and from variation in water temperature that causes movement- a process known as convection. Convection occurs because the oceanic waters heat up becoming less dense.
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www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/oceans/AtlanticOceanWeb/NACurre...
www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/oceans/AtlanticOceanWeb/NACurrents/Causes.htm
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Doesn't the wind cause ocean currents? Winds affect the ocean's surface only. The winds that most affect the oceans' currents are: ... Doesn't temperature cause currents, too? Yes. Differences in temperature between the cold waters of the poles and the warm waters near the equator cause currents. Cold-water currents occur...
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Environmental Issues question: What does cause Ocean Currents? The heating of the ocean surface by the sun is the PRIMARY source of energy that drives the ocean currents. How and where they move is dependent ... Discuss the question "What does cause Ocean Currents?"
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The dramatic finding comes from a study of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic, which found a 30% reduction in the warm currents that carry water north from the Gulf Stream. ... The small powerful magnets used in modern headphones can cause pacemakers and defibrillators to malfunction...
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www.newscientist.com/article/dn8398-failing-ocean-curre...
www.newscientist.com/article/dn8398-failing-ocean-current-raises-fears-of-mini-ice-age.html
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