GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cold ocean currents generally come from
A
The North Pole
B
The South Pole
C
The Equator
D
Both A and B
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the warm ocean currents originate near the equator. However, cold ocean currents originate near poles or other higher latitudes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Labrador Current is a cold current. It is in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prominent example of cold current are the Labrador Ocean current and the East Greenland Current flows.

Detailed explanation-4: -Surface currents in the ocean are driven by global wind systems that are fueled by energy from the Sun. Patterns of surface currents are determined by wind direction, Coriolis forces from the Earth’s rotation, and the position of landforms that interact with the currents.

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