Thermohaline currents are caused by (select all that apply): wind coriolis effec

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Question

Thermohaline currents are caused by (select all that apply):

wind

coriolis effect

gravity

density

What happens to density values as you descend to the bottom of the ocean?

increases

decreases

no change

What happens to the salinity as you descend to the bottom of the ocean?

increases

decreases

no change

What happens to the temperature as you descend to the bottom of the ocean?

increases

decreases

no change

Where does all deep water in the world’s oceans originate?

poles

mid latitudes

equator

depends

1)Density

reason : it plays a major role in the currents by influencing them

2)increases

reason : since the salinity increases as we go down the ocean so density increases because they both are related

3)increases

reason : increases with increase in depth

4)decreases

reason : due to the specific heat of water the decreament in temperature is seen

5)mid altitudes

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