Ocean Currents and Wind Direction

Front

Originate in the polar regions and flow through surrounding water

Back

Cold currents

Front

Originate in tropical waters and bring unusually warm conditions to higher latitudes

Back

Warm currents

Front

Direction wind blows

Back

From higher pressure to lower pressure areas

Front

The amount of salt in water

Back

Salinity

Front

The movement of water from the surface to greater depths

Back

Downwelling

Front

Not bordering an ocean or a large body of water by an ocean

Back

Inland

Front

Ocean circulation driven by differences in density caused by temperature and salinity variations

Back

Coriolis effect

Front

A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean

Back

Gulf Stream

Front

Movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea

Back

Coriolis effect

Front

Causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's hemisphere

Back

Coriolis effect