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

Question

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.

The angle of Earth’s axis causes air movement.
The angle of Earth’s axis causes air movement.

Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

Prevailing winds, which are influenced by the unequal heating of the Earth's surface, drive surface ocean currents as they push on the water.