Surface ocean currents circulate in ocean basins:
a) clockwise in the northern hemisphere
b) clockwise in the southern hemisphere
c) counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
d circulation directions are not systematic
e) both b an c
Ans: a) clockwise in the northern hemisphere
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