Title: (Optional) Explain how water moves in the oceans and the factors affecting movement.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Water

Explanation may include

- flow
- direction
- gulf stream and other major currents
- tides and cycles and how these are affected by the gravitational pull of the moon, the sun, and weather patterns.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are the movements of ocean waters important to global ecology?
- What is the Coriolis effect?