How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents?(1 point)

Responses

Earth’s rotation causes air movement.
Earth’s rotation causes air movement.

Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

The angle of Earth’s axis causes air movement.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

This response correctly identifies that the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun drives air movement (prevailing winds), which in turn influences the movement of ocean currents.