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National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Ocean Currents WebsiteNational Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Ocean Currents Website
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Smithsonian Institution
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9th - 10th
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National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Ocean Currents

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The Ocean Planet exhibit at the Smithsonian explains the general features of ocean circulation. A general look at upwelling, deep water, and currents are combined for an overall view.

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ocean currents

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eastern boundary current, a global conveyor belt, coastal upwelling, cold surface currents, deep water, dynamic ocean topography, ocean waters, smithsonian ocean planet, smithsonian ocean planet: ocean currents, the california current, the gulf stream surface current, the somali current, upwelling, warm surface currents, we all go with the flow, western boundary currents

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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