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Which explains how winds cause surface currents?

A.
Winds cool the surface water. As the water sinks, it creates surface currents.

B.
Friction between the blowing air and the water drags the water along and creates surface currents.

C.
High-pressure air from the blowing winds presses down on the surface and creates currents.

D.
Winds evaporate water from the surface and increase the salt content. As the salty water sinks, it creates surface currents.

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The K12 equivalent answer is:

if the wind blows long enough a surface current begins to flow because when the air blows across the water some of it crashes into the surface water

User Emiel Koning
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option B is best answer that is Friction between the blowing air and the water drags the water along and creates surface currents.
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