Whar determines the direction of ocean currents​

The direction in which they rotate is determined by the hemisphere in which they are located. The main overall global wind patterns, the rotation of the Earth, and the shape of ocean basins are the three major factors that decide surface currents.

Oceanic factors are Tempature, salinity, density, pressure gradient and melting of ice. Atsmopheric factors are atsmopheric pressure, winds, rainfall, evaporation and insolation

explanation:

earth's surface is mainly heated by the absorption of infrared radiation from the sun.

evaporation occurs because molecules in liquid water are warmed ( usually by the sun) and vibrate quicker, becoming less dense and rise.

condensation occurs because molecules in water vapor are cooled and therefore vibrate more slowly thus becoming more dense and eventually fall to earth.

lines of equal barometric pressure on a weather map are called: isobars : lines of equal temp on a weather map are called: isotherms.​