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

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

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

Answer 1

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.

Deep ocean currents are primarily driven by differences in temperature and salinity, which affect water density. Cold water from the north Atlantic sinks and flows toward the equator and eventually ends up in the Pacific Ocean.