What is the primary cause of surface ocean currents? A. wind B. salinity C. temperature D. the Coriolis effect

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What is the primary cause of surface ocean currents? A. wind B. salinity C. temperature D. the Coriolis effect

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The answer is B. salinity and if you can pick two answers pick C. Temperature too. <3

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