Page: Date: MS-ESS2-6D: Essential Question: What causes surface currents?How do currents affect dimate? What influences wind patterns? Main Idea Drawings (+1) Student Notes (+1) Current A current is a of moving water that Benefits from one to er. There are currents and water currents.Two include: 1. helps ships, animals, and other things move around the globe. 2. and : warm waters move and bring warm weather Surface Currents Surface currents are movements of water flowing in the part of the ocean's caused by Surface currents affect the by moving and water around the globe. Cold Currents denser currents move from the towards the equator and sink to the bottom. Warm currents dense water from the flow towards the near the surface. Gyre are huge -moving current systems dominating the surfaces of the oceans one or more direction. . Gyres of the equator move in a Gyres of the move Coriolis Effect As Earth -spins on its axis-the paths of the winds and currents Winds curve to the -clockwise-in the hemisphere and curve to the counterclockwise-in the hemisphere (lower half of the earth) This effect is called the Example of surface current The fastest surface current keeps ice- free in the winter is called the Summary (+1) In 3-5 sentences answer the essential question:

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Page: Date: MS-ESS2-6D: Essential Question: What causes surface currents?How do currents affect dimate? What influences wind patterns? Main Idea Drawings (+1) Student Notes (+1) Current A current is a of moving water that Benefits from one to er. There are currents and water currents.Two include: 1. helps ships, animals, and other things move around the globe. 2. and : warm waters move and bring warm weather Surface Currents Surface currents are movements of water flowing in the part of the ocean's caused by Surface currents affect the by moving and water around the globe. Cold Currents denser currents move from the towards the equator and sink to the bottom. Warm currents dense water from the flow towards the near the surface. Gyre are huge -moving current systems dominating the surfaces of the oceans one or more direction. . Gyres of the equator move in a Gyres of the move Coriolis Effect As Earth -spins on its axis-the paths of the winds and currents Winds curve to the -clockwise-in the hemisphere and curve to the counterclockwise-in the hemisphere (lower half of the earth) This effect is called the Example of surface current The fastest surface current keeps ice- free in the winter is called the Summary (+1) In 3-5 sentences answer the essential question:

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Surface currents are movements of water flowing horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface, caused by wind. They affect the climate by moving warm and cold water around the globe, which influences the climate of different regions. Wind patterns are influenced by the rotation of the Earth, which causes the Coriolis effect, causing winds to curve to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. The fastest surface current, the Gulf Stream, keeps the North Atlantic right ice-free in the winter.

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This question is asking for a summary of the main ideas and concepts related to surface currents, their causes, effects, and influences on climate and wind patterns. The main ideas include the definition of currents, their benefits, and the differences between surface and cold currents. The summary should cover the causes of surface currents, their effects on climate, and the factors that influence wind patterns. The summary should be concise and cover the key points mentioned in the question.

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