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Las corrientes debidas a variaciones de temperatura y salinidad entre aguas de diferentes lugares o a distintas profundidades reciben el nombre de:Currents due to temperature and salinity differences between waters in different places or depths are called:

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Correct answer: c) Thermohaline currents.

Why it is correct

Temperature and salinity change density. The currents they drive are thermohaline.

Why the others are not

  • a) Tide.
  • b) Pressure.
  • d) Wind.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Heat and salt: thermohaline.

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