Multiple Choice
Match the term or description with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-geostrophic current
A) seasonal wind pattern
B) water mass found in the Sargasso Sea
C) net water movement to the left or right of the direction of the wind
D) movement of water from the bottom to the top of the water column
E) unit of current velocity
F) water flow driven by gravity and modified by the Coriolis force
G) movement of water from the top to the bottom of the water column
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