5-1課堂翻譯

Prevailing winds blowing over the oceans produce mass movements of surface water called currents. The major ocean currents also affect regional climates. The oceans absorb heat from the earth's air circulation patterns, with the bulk of this heat being absorbed near the warm tropical areas. This heat ad differences in water density (mass per unit volume) create warm and cold ocean currents. The earth's rotation and irregularly shaped continents interrupt these currents and cause them to flow in roughly circular patterns between the continents, clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere. Driven by winds and the earth's rotation, these currents help redistribute heat from the sun from one place to another, thereby influencing climate and vegetation, especially near coastal areas. Ocean currents also help mix ocean waters and distribute nutrients and dissolved oxygen needed by aquatic organisms.

翻譯:吹在海洋的正常風導致稱潮流的水面的群體運動。 主要洋流也影響地方氣候。 海洋吸收從地球的空氣環流樣式的熱，與在溫暖的熱帶區域附近被吸收的大多數這熱。 在水密度(大量上的這個熱廣告區別每個單位體稱)創造溫暖和冷的洋流。 地球的自轉和不規則形的大陸在大致圓樣式中斷這些潮流並且造成他們流動在大陸之間，順時針在北半球和左轉在南半球。 駕駛由風和地球的自轉，這些潮流幫助重新分配從太陽的熱從一個地方到另一個，從而影響氣候和植被，特别是在海岸地區附近。 洋流也幫助混合海洋水和分佈水生有機體和被溶化的氧氣需要的營養素。