Which statement about deep currents is true? (1 point)

They move warm water along the bottom of the ocean from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.


They move cold water along the bottom of the ocean from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
They move warm water along the bottom of the ocean from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
They move cold water along the bottom of the ocean from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

1 answer

The correct statement about deep currents is:

They move cold water along the bottom of the ocean from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

This is part of the global conveyor belt circulation, where cold, dense water sinks in the North Atlantic and flows towards the Pacific Ocean at great depths.