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| The Sun heats Earth’s oceans unevenly, causing warm water to rise and cold water to sink. These movements create ocean currents that affect climates and temperatures around the world. | |
| Ocean convection currents form when warm water rises and cold, dense water sinks. The Sun heats the ocean's surface, making the water warmer and less dense and when water cools, it becomes dense and sinks. That causes ocean convections. | |
| It is warmer near the equator. The Sun transfers energy to the Earth's surface, which causes the ocean water near the equator to be warmer. These temperature differences cause ocean currents. | |
| The rotation of the earth causes winds to blow not in straight lines. The winds cause ocean currents. The ocean currants cause warm water to move towards the equator in some places and cold water in other places. |