Identify the sentence that describes a characteristic of the coriolis effect. ocean currents have an effect on climate and weather conditions. the prevailing winds move the surface ocean waters in the direction of the wind. because of to earth’s rotation, the winds are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. deep ocean currents result from the density differences in water at locations around the world. tides have little effect on the global circulation of seawater. tides are caused by the forces of attraction between earth and the sun and earth and the moon.