SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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sand builds up on the ocean floor
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heat from the Sun causes them to sink
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they run into continents
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minor currents push them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Continental Deflections When surface currents meet continents, the currents deflect, or change direction. Currents are also affected by the temperature of the water in which they form.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surface currents in the ocean are driven by global wind systems that are fueled by energy from the Sun. Patterns of surface currents are determined by wind direction, Coriolis forces from the Earth’s rotation, and the position of landforms that interact with the currents.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s rotation results in the Coriolis effect which also influences ocean currents. Similar to a person trying to walk in a straight line across a spinning merry-go-round, winds and ocean waters get deflected from a straight line path as they travel across the rotating Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is continental deflection? When surface currents meet continents, they are deflected and change direction. Define “deep currents".