alleryStart learning →Ocean currents classified by temperature are called:
AWarm and cold currents
BFast and slow currents
CDeep and high currents
DEast and west currents
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Warm and cold currents
1. Temperature gives one classification of ocean currents.
2. They divide into cold currents and warm currents.
3. Cold currents bring cold water into warm water areas.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_
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