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

Responses

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

1 answer

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, part of the global conveyor belt, typically involve cold, dense water sinking in the polar regions and flowing through the ocean basins, including from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.