Which Statement About Geostrophic Gyres Is True

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which statement about geostrophic gyres is true?

• A) One of the six gyres is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
• B) Gyres are influenced by the Coriolis effect and the position of continental landmasses.
• C) Gyres are formed by deep water currents that flow in a continuous circuit around the five major basins.
• D) Sea level is lower in the middle of the gyre.

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Definitions:

Tentative Beliefs

Preliminary conclusions or hypotheses that are subject to validation or revision based on further evidence or analysis.

Null Hypothesis

The presumption that there is no significant difference or effect, often used as a default hypothesis in statistical testing that the experiment aims to reject.

Alternative Hypotheses

The hypothesis that proposes there is a statistically significant difference between two parameters or that a particular parameter is significantly different from a hypothesized value.

Type II Error

The error made when failing to reject a false null hypothesis, often referred to as a "false negative".