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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 Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
They move warm 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 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.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They move cold water along the bottom of the ocean from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Reason: Deep (thermohaline) currents are driven by density differences — cold, salty water sinks (e.g., North Atlantic Deep Water) and flows along the ocean bottom into other basins like the Pacific.