Explain the Coriolis Effect and the influence it has on wind.
Rotation of earth causes wind patterns, density differences, pressure patterns and toilet bowl effect.
List some reasons for variations in salinity in the different oceans.
Freshwater, Icebergs melting, high evaporation rate, lack of access to open water(Mediterranean)
The process by which nutrients and energy resurface in the ocean water
upwelling
resurfacing
gyre rotation
Coriolis effect
What causes the daily tides?
gravitational pull of moon, sun and earths position.
What is erosion? What are some natural things that cause erosion?
the wearing away by natural agents; rain, ice, wind, sun, water, waves
Ocean surface vortex
Spring tide
Tidal wave
Tsunami
Gyre
How has human behavior negatively impacted the Gyres and ocean habitat?
Pollution get trapped in the rotating current and is mistaken for food by larger animals. (Garbage patch)