CLASS NOTES FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2016

OCEAN CURRENTS

Ocean currents are movements of ocean water that follow a regular pattern.

Why are some blue and some red?

TYPES OF CURRENTS:

SURFACE CURRENTS - These currents are horizontal movements of ocean water caused by the wind and occurring at or near the surface of the ocean (Duh!).

-Surface currents are controlled by 3 things:

1. Global Winds (p.125)

         2. The Coriolis Effect (p.126)

                3.Continental Deflection (p.126)