Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect about ocean currents?

  1. They represent a regular volume of water in a definite path and direction.

  2. Coriolis force causes the water to move to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.

  3. Cold water ocean currents occur when the cold water at the poles sinks and slowly moves towards the equator.

  4. Gyres produce large circular currents in all the ocean basins.

  5. Speed of current is measured by its drift.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is incorrect.

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