Matching
Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase.You may use each answer once,more than once or not at all.
Premises:
upwelling
geostrophic flow
Ekman transport
downwelling
Responses:
replacement water coming from the topto the bottom of the water column
water mass found in the Sargasso Sea
transport of water to the left or right of the wind direction
replacement water coming from the bottom to the top of the water column
unit of current velocity
driven by gravity and modified by theCoriolis force
seasonal wind pattern
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
replacement water coming from the topto the bottom of the water column
water mass found in the Sargasso Sea
transport of water to the left or right of the wind direction
replacement water coming from the bottom to the top of the water column
unit of current velocity
driven by gravity and modified by theCoriolis force
seasonal wind pattern
Premises:
replacement water coming from the topto the bottom of the water column
water mass found in the Sargasso Sea
transport of water to the left or right of the wind direction
replacement water coming from the bottom to the top of the water column
unit of current velocity
driven by gravity and modified by theCoriolis force
seasonal wind pattern
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