Monday, August 6, 2018

Ocean Currents Glossary

Ocean current - the movement of ocean waters that changes with the seasons.

Salinity - how salty the water is

Breaking waves - when the waves hit a land mass

The Coriolis Effect - movement of the water due to the rotation of the earth

Cabbeling - when water molecules join together and form a molecule that is more dense than the water molecules alone, causing the water molecules to sink in the water and create a current, this tends to happen with changes in temperature and salinity


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