It causes the currents to move in curved paths instead of going in a straight line, which is known a the Coriolis effect.
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
Glocal winds: they occur when different winds cause currents to flow in different directions. The coriolis effect: The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation. Continental deflections: When surface currents meet continents, the currents deflect, or change direction.
The differences in air pressure and the Earth's rotation.
Surface currents are driven by the wind.
1) Uneven heating of the atmosphere 2) rotation of the Earth 3) continents
It causes the currents to move in curved paths instead of going in a straight line, which is known a the Coriolis effect.
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
Curving of winds and currents caused by Earth's rotation is called surface currents.
the coriolis effect.
A surface current is found at the surface of the ocean caused by wind patterns.
A surface current is found at the surface of the ocean caused by wind patterns.
Air currents, earth's rotation and the location of the continents. <<< textbook source!
wind,earth's rotation,weather
Surface currents in the ocean are the continuous movements of water found at the surface to just a few feet below, these currents are generated by the planet's prevailing winds-which are a direct result of the Sun's radiation and Earth's rotation.
Surface ocean currents carry heat from place to place in the Earth system. This affects regional climates.