Ocean currents are rivers of hot or cold water within the ocean.
The driving force of any ocean current is the depth.
Ocean currents are very important in determining the climates of the continents, especially those regions bordering on the ocean.
There is no any difference between the surface and deep ocean currents.
The Gulf Stream is the cold Pacific ocean current.
The Gulf Stream originates not far from Norway and flow to the USA coastline.
The Gulf Stream is the only ocean current on the Earth.
It does not have any influence on the climate.
The Gulf Stream is a strong ocean current, transporting about 1.4 petawatts of heat, equivalent to 100 times the world energy demand.
As it travels north, the warm water transported by the Gulf Stream undergoes evaporative cooling and brine exclusion.
V. What new information have you learned from this article? Have you got anything to add? Discuss it into groups.
CHAPTER V
Solar System
Planets and some dwarf planets of the Solar System;
while the sizes are to scale, the relative distances from the Sun are not.
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