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The North Atlantic Drift is a current that carries:
ADry air inland
BIce to the poles
CWarm water north
DCold water south
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Warm water north
1. Ocean currents move heat around the planet.
2. This one reaches high latitudes from the equator.
3. The North Atlantic Drift brings warm water to high latitudes.
4. So the answer is warm water north.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Science, Ch 13 'Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life'_
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