Also, shine a flashlight on a large ball or globe and observe where the intensity is largest and smallest. The uneven heat energy from the Sun is redistributed by moving air masses, water vapor and ocean currents. Warm air masses and ocean currents carry heat energy from low to high latitudes, and warm water at low latitudes evaporates and carries heat energy with it, releasing the energy at higher latitudes in the form on condensation. The uneven Solar heating and the redistribution of heat energy leads to global circulation of the atmosphere, global climate and local weather patterns. This circulation pattern helps to redistribute the uneven heat received from the Sun, and is also the result of the Coriolis force which is present due to the rapid rotation of the Earth.
Ocean currents follow global atmospheric circulation patterns very closely.
The currents are generated by the friction which results from winds blowing over the water. Global temperatures on Earth generally correlate with the climate zones, but other factors such as proximity to large bodies of water, elevation, and wind and ocean currents also determine the typical temperatures at specific locations. Because of this, atmospheric circulation on Venus is less complex than it is on Earth. The bright and dark bands on Jupiter are thought to indicate a complex circulation pattern which redistributes heat received from the Sun and heat from within the planet itself. It is the atmosphere of Jupiter itself which is not evenly heated by the Sun.