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Mimi

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on: Aug 22, 2018

The flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin driven by winds and the Coriolis effect is called a(n) ____.
a. easterly
b. trade wind
c. gyre
d. eddy
e. westerly

Question 2

Surface currents are driven mainly by ____.
a. deep-ocean movements
b. density differences
c. salinity differences
d. temperature differences
e. wind friction

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epscape

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

e

Mimi

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

jomama

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday

TYSM

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