The Clockwise Gyre of Surface Ocean Currents in the North

question 82

Multiple Choice

The clockwise gyre of surface ocean currents in the North Atlantic results in

• A) warmer water on Atlantic beaches of North America than Pacific beaches of the same latitude.
• B) cooler water on Atlantic beaches of North America than Pacific beaches of the same latitude.
• C) a clockwise gyre in the South Atlantic.
• D) a circumpolar flow of water in the Northern Hemisphere.
• E) prevailing trade winds.

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