Q. Do ocean currents under the trade winds flow in the same direction?
Ocean currents under the Trade Winds flow generally in the (same) (opposite) direction. continental boundaries to help form the gyres.
Q. Which way do ocean currents flow?
As these currents flow westward, the Coriolis effect—a force that results from the rotation of the Earth—deflects them. The currents then bend to the right, heading north. At about 30 degrees north latitude, a different set of winds, the westerlies, push the currents back to the east, producing a closed clockwise loop.
Q. Which way do trade winds flow?
The trade winds are winds that reliably blow east to west just north and south of the equator. The winds help ships travel west, and they can also steer storms such as hurricanes, too.
Q. In which direction do the trade winds drive equatorial ocean currents?
Trade winds drive both North and South Equatorial Currents westward, thus transporting warm ocean-surface waters in that direction. Equatorial Counter Currents and Equatorial Under Currents return some warm waters eastward.
Q. What factors affect current flow?
The current flowing through a circuit equals to the voltage divided by the resistance. Voltage, resistance, and whether the circuit is wired in series or parallel. The current in a circuit depends on the applied voltage and the resistance of the circuit.
Q. What are 3 factors that drive currents?
Oceanic currents are driven by three main factors:
- The rise and fall of the tides. Tides create a current in the oceans, which are strongest near the shore, and in bays and estuaries along the coast.
- Wind. Winds drive currents that are at or near the ocean’s surface.
- Thermohaline circulation.
Q. What affects current flow?
Ohm’s law states that the electrical current (I) flowing in an circuit is proportional to the voltage (V) and inversely proportional to the resistance (R). Similarly, increasing the resistance of the circuit will lower the current flow if the voltage is not changed.
Q. Can current flow without a source?
Basically, no. Current is the flow of electrons and in order to force the electrons to flow (technically called to drift) you have to apply a potential difference between two points in the circuit so that the electric field created will generate a force on the electrons (as per F=qE) and they will start to move.
Q. Why does current return to its source?
Electricity always returns to the source of the power supply (a transformer or substation). When electrical current cannot flow through a neutral conductor, due to some type of damage or defect in the circuit, more current will use a path through the earth to return to the power supply.
Q. Does current flow from negative to positive?
The flow of electrons is termed electron current. Electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive. Conventional current flows from the positive terminal to the negative.
Q. Why does current flow from negative to positive?
The direction of an electric current is by convention the direction in which a positive charge would move. Thus, the current in the external circuit is directed away from the positive terminal and toward the negative terminal of the battery. Electrons would actually move through the wires in the opposite direction.
Q. What is the direction of current flow?
A convention for direction Scientists agree to use a convention which shows the direction of the electric charge flow (the current) in a circuit as being from the positive terminal of the battery towards the negative terminal.
Q. Does direction of current matter?
Current is charges flowing. The direction of current does matter. The idea of ‘conventional current’ has kind of a quirky definition, it’s the direction positive charge would move. It happens that electrons move in the opposite direction of the conventional current arrow.
Q. Does current flow clockwise or counterclockwise?
In the given diagram, what is the direction of the magnetic field at a point ? Explanation: Current flows counterclockwise in this circuit. Using the right hand rule for the conventional current in the wire, the right thumb is pointed along the wire pointing to the left at the top of the circuit.
Q. Which way does electricity flow in a DC circuit?
Current direction Electrons flow from negative to positive. In a direct current (DC) circuit, current flows in one direction only, and one pole is always negative and the other pole is always positive.
Q. What is the relationship between the direction of current and direction of electron flow?
TL;DR: By convention, current is assumed to travel from positive to negative direction. The electrons travel from negative to positive. The direction of current is not the same as direction of flow of electrons; they are opposite.
Q. What is the direction of flow of current in a dry cell?
The dry cell consists of a zinc can, electrolyte paste, and a carbon rod in the center. A chemical reaction takes place between the zinc can and the paste. Electrons flow from the negative (zinc) terminal to the positive (carbon) terminal.
Q. What is the difference between current flow and electron flow?
Conventional Current assumes that current flows out of the positive terminal, through the circuit and into the negative terminal of the source. Electron Flow is what actually happens and electrons flow out of the negative terminal, through the circuit and into the positive terminal of the source.
Q. How do electrons move in a circuit?
The power source moves the existing electrons in the conductor around the circuit. This is called a current. Electrons move through a wire from the negative end to the positive end. The resistor uses the energy of the electrons around the wire and slows down the flow of electrons.
