The rotating loops of currents that occur in the ocean are referred to as gyres.
Generally, 1. blue is hotter therefore temp and color are correlated, 2. white and blue is lighter then red, color and brightness are related, 3. The larger a star, the brighter and 4. The larger a star the more likely it will be red
At one point in the early history of the earth, all the continents where merged together as a mega continent called "Pangea". so there actually was no ocean between the land, allowing for dinosaurs to roam freely across the entire land mass. when the land masses split up, the fossils went with them :)
1. Day and night cycle - the rotation of the Earth results in the day and night cycle as different parts of it are exposed to the sunlight at different times.
2. In the Northern Hemisphere the winds tend to curve toward the right, which is caused by the earth's rotation.