OCEAN CURRENTS

BY
MAHASRI VIJAYAKUMAR
7B
 APPENDIX:-
• INTRODUCTION
• WHAT IS OCEAN CURRENT?
• HOW IS IT CAUSED?
• MAJOR OCEAN CURRENTS
• ADVANTAGES
• DISADVANTAGES
• RECAP
 INTRODUCTION

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN WIND THAT

MOVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS? HAVE
YOU SEEN WINDS THAT ARE MARKED
BY BLUE AND GREEN COLORS ON
MAPS?

NOW WE WILL LEARN DEEPLY ABOUT

THE OCEAN CURRENTS.

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WHAT IS OCEAN CURRENT?
• OCEAN CURRENTS AFFECT THE
CLIMATE OF A PLACE.
• WHEN THE WARM OCEAN
CURRENTS MOVE IT MAKES THE
CLIMATE WARM AND WET.
• SIMILARLY, WINDS THAT BLOW IN
FROM THE COLD OCEAN CURRENTS
MAKE THE CLIMATE COOL
• OCEAN CURRENT IS THE WIND
THAT BLOWS FROM WARM PLACES
TO COLD PLACES
 HOW IS IT CAUSED?
• OCEAN CURRENTS CAN BE
CAUSED BY WIND, DENSITY
DIFFERENCES IN WATER
MASSES CAUSED BY
TEMPERATURE AND
SALINITY VARIATIONS,
GRAVITY, AND EVENTS SUCH
AS EARTHQUAKES OR
STORMS.
 MAJOR OCEAN CURRENTS

• THE NORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT

• THE GULF STREAM
• THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT
• THE CANARY CURRENT
 ADVANTAGES

OCEAN CURRENTS FUNCTION AS

A SYSTEM OF GLOBAL
TRANSPORTATION, CARRYING
ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND EVEN
PEOPLE AND CARGO FROM PLACE
TO PLACE. OCEANOGRAPHERS
HAVE MAPPED THESE CURRENTS.
THE MAPS HELP PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THE OCEAN
AND HELP PEOPLE FROM MANY
PROFESSIONS PERFORM DAILY
TASKS.
 DISADVANTAGES

• SOMETIMES THERE WILL NOT BE A

LOT OF WAVES (WHICH MEANS NO
ENERGY), IT COULD INTERFERE
WITH OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS IN THE
AREA OF THE CURRENTS, AND THE
TEMPERATURE IS RAISED
WHEREVER OCEAN CURRENTS ARE
HAPPENING (WHICH COULD ALSO
RUIN AN ECOSYSTEM).
 INFLUENCE OF OCEAN CURRENTS

OCEAN CURRENTS INFLUENCE THE

CLIMATE OF A DIFFERENT PLACE.
WHEN WARM AND COLD CURRENTS
MEET IT MAKES A REGION OF RICH
FISHING GROUND. IT HELPS SHIPS TO
MOVE AND SAVE COST ON FUEL.
 RECAP
• OCEAN CURRENTS SHAPE DIFFERENT
ECOSYSTEMS
• THESE SOMETIMES CAUSE DAMAGE TO
THE ECOSYSTEM
• THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OCEAN
CURRENTS
• THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES TO OCEAN CURRENT
• COLD WINDS – COLD OCEAN CURRENTS
• WARM WINDS – A WARM OCEAN CURRENT
 CLOSING NOTE

THANK YOU
- MAHASRI V