1. Aim: What are global winds and ocean currents?
In your notes answer the following questions:
List some of the characteristics of air that causes the air to sink.
List some characteristics of air that causes the air to rise.

2. - moves air around the planet.
I. Global Winds:
- moves air around the planet.
Equator (00); generates warm moist air.
Poles (900N and S); generate cool dry air
Since this air is warm and moist, what is it’s vertical motion?
Since this air is cool and dry, what is it’s vertical motion?

3. - This circulation balances/mixes the unequal heating that occurs on our planet.

4. Surface winds: horizontal movement Atmosphere: vertical air movement
ESRT – Page 14
Surface winds: horizontal movement
Atmosphere: vertical air movement

5. ESRT – Page 4 II. Surface Ocean Current:
- ocean currents are created by the wind (interaction between atmosphere and hydrosphere)
ESRT – Page 4

6. 1 - What current flows on the east coast of North America?
2 - What current is located between 400S and 600S?
3 - What happens to cool water currents as they near the Equator?