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Ocean currents are caused by all of the following except:

underwater landslides
surface winds
tidal fluctuations
density contrasts in seawater

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The answer is A: 'underwater landslides '. Underwater landslides would cause a wave, rather than a current. Ocean waves are caused by energy passing through water. An ocean current on the other hand is a mass of water moving in a definite direction through another mass of water. This movement is driven by forces that could be derived from surface winds, tidal fluctuations and seawater density contrasts.
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