SURFACE OCEAN CURRENTS
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1. If you dropped a bottle into the ocean off the East Coast of North America, where would it go?

2. If you dropped a bottle into the ocean off the East Coast of South America, where would it go?

3.  A. What is the name of the current that passes along the East Coast of the United States?
     B. In what direction is the water in this current traveling?
     C. Describe the temperature of the water in this current.

4.  A. What is the name of the current that passes along the West Coast of the United States?
     B.  In what direction is the water in this current traveling?
     C. Describe the temperature of the water in this current.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ANSWERS
1. Europe  2. South Africa   3A. Gulf Stream  3B. north then northeast then east   3C. warm
4A. California Current  4B. south / southwest   4C.  cool