Ocean Currents

question 9

Multiple Choice

Ocean currents

• A) are generated by friction between winds and ocean surfaces.
• B) always move clockwise in an ocean basin.
• C) are important in shipping but have little effect on living environments.
• D) are driven by the Earth's core rotating faster than the ocean water.
• E) have no effect on inland weather.

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