[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how ocean currents transfer heat from one place to another.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on deep ocean currents. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Ocean currents have a profound effect on the climates of the continents, especially those regions bordering on the ocean. The Gulf Stream makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude, and the...

Students learn about the factors that drive ocean currents by measuring the density of ocean water and tap water.

From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article discusses climate change in the face of several climate models and poses both the good and the bad news associated with global warming.

Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...

A collection of video lectures from an introduction to oceanography course taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. The course gives a general introduction to the processes and history of Earth's global oceanic system in...