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Las corrientes de densidad son producidas por…Density currents are produced by…

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Correct answer: b) Differences in temperature and salinity between water masses.

Why it is correct

Colder or saltier water is denser and moves relative to the rest.

Why the others are not

  • a) Those are drift currents.
  • c) Those are tidal currents.
  • d) That is not the cause.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Density: temperature and salinity.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.