Ocean Surface Currents - stream-like movements of water that occur in the top 10% of the ocean, Deep Ocean Currents - stream-like movements of water that occur in the bottom 90% of the ocean, Global Winds - wind systems created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface - they are the driving force of ocean surface currents, Salinity - the concentration of salt in the water - this and temperature drive the deep ocean currents, Gulf Stream - a strong ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean, Convection Cell - a system in which warmed air, is forced into a cooler region of greater density - the cycle repeats forming a pattern of motion, Coriolis Effect - because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere, Density - the amount of mass in a given volume - the density of fluids (air & water) can be affected by the temperature, Great Ocean Conveyor Belt, Major Surface Currents of the World,

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