Oceans and Coastal Margins Flashcards

Frage	Antworten
State two types of ocean currents and some examples	Warm: Move water away from the equator. E.g => Gulf Stream Cold: Move water away from the cold regions towards the equator. E.g => Peru Current and Benguela Current (Southwest Africa)
State the three types of plate boundaries	Image: Plate_Boundaries.gif (image/gif)
State the features of ocean floor morphology.	Image: features_of_ocean_floor.gif (image/gif)
Salinity in warm and cold seas	Average salinity: 35 parts per 1000 (ppt) Warm seas: Higher concentration of salt Cold seas: Lower concentration of salt (deepest water)
Describe the salinity levels in ocean	Image: Salinity_Levels_ocean (image/png)
Variation in sea surface temperatures	Image: sea_surface_temperature.gif (image/gif)
What is the Oceanic Conveyor Belts?	Image: conveyor.gif (image/gif)
Compare El Nino to normal conditions	Image: El_Nino (image/jpg)

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