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Which statements describe currents in the oceans? Check all that apply.
El Niño is a current of water between Australia and North America.
Currents occur at the surface of and deep within the ocean.
The Coriolis effect contributes to the direction of current flow.
Currents often change in unpredictable ways, causing climate change.
Wind direction, the spin of Earth, and differences in temperature contribute to currents.
El Niño is a current of water between Australia and North America.
Currents occur at the surface of and deep within the ocean.
The Coriolis effect contributes to the direction of current flow.
Currents often change in unpredictable ways, causing climate change.
Wind direction, the spin of Earth, and differences in temperature contribute to currents.
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The following statements describe currents in the oceans:
1. **Currents occur at the surface of and deep within the ocean.**
2. **The Coriolis effect contributes to the direction of current flow.**
3. **Wind direction, the spin of Earth, and differences in temperature contribute to currents.**
The statement about El Niño being a current of water between Australia and North America is misleading. El Niño refers to a climate pattern that results in significant changes in oceanic and atmospheric conditions, particularly affecting weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean, rather than being a specific ocean current. The statement that currents often change in unpredictable ways, causing climate change, is also too vague; while ocean currents can change and impact climate, the disruptions are typically tied to broader climatic patterns and phenomena rather than being classified simply as "currents changing unpredictably."
1. **Currents occur at the surface of and deep within the ocean.**
2. **The Coriolis effect contributes to the direction of current flow.**
3. **Wind direction, the spin of Earth, and differences in temperature contribute to currents.**
The statement about El Niño being a current of water between Australia and North America is misleading. El Niño refers to a climate pattern that results in significant changes in oceanic and atmospheric conditions, particularly affecting weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean, rather than being a specific ocean current. The statement that currents often change in unpredictable ways, causing climate change, is also too vague; while ocean currents can change and impact climate, the disruptions are typically tied to broader climatic patterns and phenomena rather than being classified simply as "currents changing unpredictably."