OCEAN

CURRENTS
 Ocean currents are large volume
of water flowing in a certain direction.
They are thousands in kilometers in
length and 200 km wide.
Types of ocean currents
1. Warm currents

2. Cold currents
 Ocean currents are large volume
of water flowing in a certain direction.
Types of ocean currents
1. Warm currents
They flow away from the
equator.
2. Cold currents
They flow towards the equator.
Ocean currents move in a certain
direction.

Northern Hemisphere- the current

flows in a clockwise direction.

Southern Hemisphere- the current

flows in counterclockwise direction.

These movements of the ocean

currents are caused by CORIOLIS
EFFECT.
To sum it up:

Warm currents flow from the

equator towards the pole that carries
warm air and when reaches a
landmass, the temperature of the
area becomes higher, resulting to a
warmer climate.
Cold currents flow from the poles
towards the equator that carries cold
air and when reaches a landmass, the
temperature of the area becomes
lower, resulting to a colder climate.
Example:
The Kuroshio current brings warm
water in the eastern part of Japan as
far north as Tokyo, so, it makes the
temperature of those places higher. It
is called as the BLACK CURRENT
because of it appears a deeper blue
in color.
Example:
West Australian current brings
cold air in the southwestern parts of
Singapore and Indonesia making the
temperature of those places lower
resulting to a colder climate.