Ocean Movements

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• How do humans use ocean currents to our advantage?
• What are ocean currents?
• How does ocean currents affect the earth?
• What direction do gyres flow in the northern and southern hemispheres?
• What is a gyre? Where would you find one?
• How do the waters of the earth's oceans help distribute heat from one place to another?
• What is Thermohaline circulation driven by?
• What two factors determine how far from the shoreline waves will begin to break?
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• How can tides form?
• What is a Neap Tide?