Earth Science Chapter 21 Section 1 Ocean Currents

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Great Barrier Reef The Coriolis Effect Coriolis effect

Continental Barriers

The continents are another major influence on surface currents.
The continents act as barriers to surface currents.
When a surface current flows against a continent, the current is deflected and divided.

Great Barrier Reef

The Coriolis Effect

Coriolis effect - the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation

Wind belts and ocean currents follow a curved or circular pattern that is caused by Earth’s rotation.

gyre - a huge circle of moving ocean water found above and below the equator

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