What Makes Ocean Currents Move?
– surface and deep currents move for different reasons: • Global Surface Currents – an animation. • Currents of the Ocean – interesting details. • Coriolis Force – air undergoes an apparent deflection. Learn how this works with the help of a movie. • Bad Meteorology: Bad Coriolis – the urban myth that water drains in the opposite direction down under is not true. It’s all explained here. • Deep Water Circulation – a conveyer belt of water circulation. • Deep Waters of the Ocean – where do these deep waters come from? This site explains how deep water currents move. Text Pages 421-422 Ocean Waves and their Effect on Shaping Land – breaking waves unleash a tremendous amount of energy: • Savage Seas: The Power of Waves – all about waves, their effect on the coastline, and tides. • Tsunami – the effects of tsunami waves breaking land can range from unnoticeable to devastating. • Coastwise: Exploring the World at Land’s End – a good exploration of why and how coastlines are forever changing
