Over 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, with 95% being salt water and only 5% fresh water. The world's oceans are interconnected and divided into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans. Tides occur twice daily due to gravitational pulls from the moon and sun, with the moon having a stronger effect. Ocean currents include surface currents in the upper 400 meters and deep water currents driven by temperature and salinity differences that cause density variations and sinking in cold regions. Currents are influenced by primary forces like heating, winds, and gravity and secondary forces like the Coriolis effect that cause surface currents to flow and gyres to form in ocean basins.