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Compare the general temperature and direction of flow of the current that flows off the east coast of the United States with the temperature and direction of flow of the current that flows off the west coast of the United States.

Identify three ways in which the origins of oozes and manganese nodules are different.

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  1. Currents flow clockwise in the northern hemisphere where the US is located. That means, the current in the Atlantic brings warm water up from the tropics along the east coast, and the current in the Pacific brings cool water down from the North. Even though the climate on land is warmer on some parts of the west coast compared to the east coast at equal latitudes, the ocean temperature is often cooler.

    I knew that first one off the top of my head. I had to research the second. Links are below.

    Oozes are formed biogenically  from the shells of organisms while nodules can be formed biogenically but more often by non-biologic processes such as manganese precipitating from the sea water. Oozes can grow at much more rapid rates than nodules.  As oozes rely on the presence of organisms, they occur mainly in the most biologically productive latitudes and at depths above the Carbonate Compensation Depth; nodes can occur at any depth, but especially in the deep ocean  where hydrothermal vents release minerals.


  2. The Gulf Stream carries warm water from the tropics north to higher latitudes. The current stretches from the Gulf of Mexico up the East Coast of the United States. The water within the Gulf Stream moves at 4 miles per hour. Even though the current cools as the water travels thousands of miles, it remains strong enough to moderate the Northern European climate.  Temperatures range from about 45 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

    The California Current is a Pacific Ocean current that moves south along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia, and ending off southern Baja California.  The movement of northern waters southward makes the coastal waters cooler than coastal areas of comparable latitude on the east coast of the United States.

    The California Current travels at 1.8 to 4.2 mph.  The coastal water temperatures range from about 49 to 83 degrees F.

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