Multiple Choice
What is the Ekman spiral?
A) The movement of water in the same direction as the wind above
B) The decreasingly slower movement of water as it gets further away from the wind source
C) The sum of all water directions in wind affected layers
D) The friction created on the ocean's surface layer from wind
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