Which describes gyres in the northern hemisphere?

A.) They move warm water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.

B.) They move cold water from equatorial regions to polar regions.

C.) They move warm water from equatorial regions to polar regions.

D.) They move cold water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.

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Nielsen

Biology

15 April, 00:19

Which describes gyres in the northern hemisphere?

A.) They move warm water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.

B.) They move cold water from equatorial regions to polar regions.

C.) They move warm water from equatorial regions to polar regions.

D.) They move cold water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.

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Scott · Answer 1

D.) They move cold water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean

Explanation:

The wind effects the currents of the ocean. The direction and the temperature of the wind decides which direction the currents are going to move. The coriolis is also another factor that has a hand in the motion of the gyres. Ocean gyres move in the clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere, they tend to move the cold water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.