CK12 Earth Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Figure 14.15: The Coriolis Effect causes winds and currents to form circular patterns. The
direction that they spin depend on the hemisphere that they are in. ( 19 )


Figure 14.16: This map shows the major surface currents at sea. Currents are created by
wind, andtheirdirectionsaredeterminedbytheCorioliseffectandtheshapeofoceanbasins.
( 6 )

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