82.9k views
5 votes
Ocean surface currents circulate in clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere true or false?​

User Compizfox
by
8.9k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Answer I believe the answer would be true because the winds pull surface water with them, creating currents. As these currents flow westward, the Coriolis effect—a force that results from the rotation of the Earth—deflects them. The currents then bend to the right, heading

User Rex Charles
by
7.6k points

Related questions

2 answers
5 votes
6.9k views
1 answer
2 votes
227k views
1 answer
5 votes
9.6k views
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.