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Question
Describing the types of ocean currents, state, and factors responsible for causing the currents.
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Solution
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.
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