Unit Plan

Woods Hole Oceanography Institute: Deep Ocean Circulation

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What causes the circulation of ocean waters that are too deep to be affected by wind? Find out how salinity and temperature drive the deep sea currents. This resource has several videos and an online quiz.

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Concepts
thermal energy, water density, ocean currents
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ocean temperature, north atlantic circulation, ohio pg.ims.4.c, woods hole oceanography institute, woods hole oceanography institute: deep ocean circulation/ohio pg.ims.4.c, global circulation, ocean ciculation, ocean conveyor, ocean current
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional