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What is the correct term for an area of rotating currents in an ocean

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its called the Coriolis force
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ANSWER:

I believe the answer is "When ocean currents combine, they create an area of rotating currents called a(n) gyre."

EXPLANATION:

In oceanography, a gyre is any large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis effect; planetary vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction, determine the circulation patterns from the wind stress curl.


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