1. L.O:LARGE BODIES OF WATER,
OCEAN CURRENTS & WATER CYCLE.

2. THE CLIMATE is the long-term
weather.
The hottest climates are around the EQUATOR (zero
degrees latitude) because of the greatest intensity
(angle) of INSOLATION.

3. Ocean currents are the
continuous flow of ocean water
at or below the ocean’s surface.

4. There are warm surface currents &
cool surface currents.

5. warm surface currents begin in the
equatorial regions and flow north.

6. cool surface currents begin in the
northern regions and flow south.

7. Notice: The pattern of the surface
ocean currents.

8. the currents curve to the right in the
northern hemisphere.

9. 1) The surface currents flow as they
do because of the planetary winds

10. 2) The surface currents (& the
planetary winds) curve because
of the Earth rotates.

11. This deflection (curving)
phenomena is called:
The Coriolis effect

12. If the earth didn’t rotate, planetary
winds would flow from high latitudes to
the equator.

13. The curving of the winds (the coriolis
effect) is due to the planet’s rotation.

14. Surface ocean currents affect
earth’s climate.

15. warm ocean currents moderate cold
climates by bringing warm water &
warm temperatures.

16. cool ocean currents moderate warm
climates by bringing cool water & cool
temperatures to them.

17. The gulf stream keeps the Eastern
North America, the British Isles &
Norway from having a much colder
climates.

18. Ocean currents cool the hotter
places, by moving solar energy to
the cooler places.

19. Ocean currents warm the cooler
places, by bringing solar energy
to them.

20. This might be New York or London or
Oslo, Norway without the Gulf stream
to warm them.

21. This might be Chile, Argentina or
California without the Cold currents
to cool them.

22. Besides ocean currents, just be
NEAR a large body of water keeps
the land from getting too cold in the
winter or too hot in the summer