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प्रश्न
Describing the types of ocean currents, state, and factors responsible for causing the currents.
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उत्तर
Ocean currents are warm and cold according to the temperature. Ocean currents are caused by the rotation of the earth, the force of prevailing winds, amount of salinity and the presence of the continental ejections, etc.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Which current out of the following flows in the Indian Ocean?
Why do the ports in the eastern coast of Canada freeze in winter?
Name any two ways in which movement of ocean water takes place.
Name two types of ocean currents based on their temperature. Give an example of each.
How do evaporation and precipitation cause movement of ocean water?
Give a reason for the following:
Warm currents produce a milder climate.
Give reasons for the following:
There is heavy rainfall in Queensland but the Atacama desert is arid.
Give reasons for the following:
The coasts of Norway are not frozen in winter whereas its adjoining coasts are frozen for most parts of the year.
Describe one effect of the following ocean current.
The Kuroshio current
What are ocean currents?
