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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