Thermohaline circulation is driven by which of the following?

a. differences in temperature and salinity that create density variations in ocean water

b. differences in density and salinity that create temperature variations in ocean water

c. differences in salinity that create temperature and density variations in ocean water

d. differences in density that create temperature and salinity variations in ocean water

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Edith Huynh

Physics

21 May, 03:11

Thermohaline circulation is driven by which of the following?

a. differences in temperature and salinity that create density variations in ocean water

b. differences in density and salinity that create temperature variations in ocean water

c. differences in salinity that create temperature and density variations in ocean water

d. differences in density that create temperature and salinity variations in ocean water

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Audrina Jimenez · Answer 1

Thermohaline circulation is driven by : A. differences in temperature and salinity that create density variations in ocean water

Salinity refer to how much salt that the ocean water contain, and the temperature became a very important factor because it could determine the amount of water that evaporates.