Homework - Currents (Real-World Connections)

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What do scientists measure to tell us how the ocean flow looks?

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Satellites measure gravity to tell the topography of a place. What is Topography?

Look up a definition you understand and write it in your own words.

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Crysat-2 and Jason-1 measure...

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The mass of a mountain under the ocean has __________ than the __________.
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A lower area has less gravity than a higher area because...

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What did astronomers discover with use from this new technique of measuring the ocean floor using gravity?

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How come where you stand varies gravity's pull on you?

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The lowest pull of acceleration due to gravity is in__________, while the greatest pull of acceleration due to gravity is in the__________.
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How is measuring gravity on the surface of the Earth helpful to us as humans?

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The diagram models convection cells and wind patterns over the globe. Which best summarizes what you can infer about the causes?

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Hypothesize why hurricanes might be more common in the eastern United states than the Western United States?

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