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Wutwut12 Wutwut12
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6 years ago

What is a gyre?
  a. A type of vertical circulation
  b. A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin
  c. A type of thermohaline current
  d. A type of current along the western margins of ocean basins

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6 years ago

ANS: B
Continents and basins topography makes the continuous flow of water impossible. These features
deflect moving water in circular patterns. The flow around the edges of an ocean basin is a gyre.
Information can be found in the section Surface Currents Are Driven by the Winds.

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6 years ago
Bravo this is awesome
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