GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the current that moves up the atlantic coast of the United States and brings warm water to cold regions is called the
A
Kiroshio Current
B
Brazil Current
C
Gulf Stream Current
D
California Current
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gulf Stream is a strong ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean. It extends all the way up the eastern coast of the United States and Canada and on to western Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -North Equatorial Current 2. South Equatorial Current 3. Counter-Equatorial Current 4. Gulf Stream 5. Canary Current 6.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gulf Stream proper is a western-intensified current, driven largely by wind stress.

Detailed explanation-4: -The warm Gulf Stream originating in the tropical Caribbean, for instance, carries about 150 times more water than the Amazon River. The current moves along the U.S. East Coast across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cold ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean are: Labrador, Canary, Falkland, and Benguela current. The warm ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean are: Gulf stream, North Atlantic drift, Brazillian current.

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