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What Is the Term for the Global-Scale Slow Movement of Ocean

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What is the term for the global-scale slow movement of ocean water masses,in which cold,salty surface water sinks to the seafloor and warm equatorial water moves toward the poles?


A) gyre circulation
B) upwelling
C) thermohaline circulation
D) Ekman transport

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