2.4 Ocean Currents

2. Warm water is ________ dense than cold water.
4. These types of currents are circular and use the differences in density.
6. Salty water is __________dense than not salty water.
9. __________ deflection is when currents change direction when they meet a land mass.
13. The type of currents that are caused by the wind.
14. Convection currents are kind of like a ________________belt.
15. Convection currents transfer____________ and nutrients.
17. In polar regions water cools down and becomes more salty causing the water to _________.

1. The process where warm surface water is replaced by nutrient rich cold was is called_______.
3. Salinity is the amount of ________ in a liquid.
5. In the Northern hemisphere currents rotate most of the time________.
7. The deflection of winds and ocean currents on Earth is caused the ______________ of the Earth.
8. The type of currents that are caused by the difference in density.
9. The deflection of a moving object from a straight path is called the_______________ effect.
10. In the Southern hemisphere currents deflect to the __________.
11. Cold water is considered nutrient _____________.
12. The ______ powers surface currents by causing winds to form at the Equator.
16. In equatorial regions water heats up and becomes less salty causing the water to________.