Question

Generally the warm ocean current originates near ____________.
A. Poles
B. Equator
C. None of these
D. Both A and B

Answer 1

Hint On the western side of the ocean basin, warm ocean currents flow away from the equatorial zone. Examples of warm currents include the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic and the Kuroshio Current in the North Pacific. The Gulf Stream has been observed most thoroughly of all the warm currents.

Complete solution step by step
What?
Warm or cold currents are designated. This classification is derived from their origin point, not their actual temperature. Any current flowing to the polar region from the equatorial region is de-ignited as warm; any current flowing to the equator from the polar region is designated as cold.
An ocean current is any movement of ocean water flowing into one of the Earth's oceans that is more or less constant or continuous. The currents are created from the forces acting on the water, such as the rotation of the earth, the wind, the variations in temperature and salinity and the moon's gravitation.

Which?
Ocean currents are warm as they influence the temperature of the coastal areas, since these currents move around the edges of continents. The Gulf Stream brings warm water from the equatorial zone to the North Atlantic Ocean along the east coast of the U.S., keeping the southeast coast relatively warm.

Where?
Ocean currents can be caused by waves, water mass density differences caused by changes in temperature and salinity, gravity, and events such as earthquakes or storms. Cohesive streams of seawater flowing through the ocean are tides.

Why?
Warm ocean currents originate near the Equator because, Since the most intense rays of the Sun warm the Earth's equator, air at the equator is cooler than air farther north or south. At the equator, this warmer air rises and winds begin to blow and force the ocean into waves and tides as cooler air moves in to take its place.

B. Equator is the correct answer

Note
1. Gulf Stream is the fastest ocean current in the world.
2. Gulf Stream Velocity. With peak velocities around 2 m / s, the Gulf Stream is the world's strongest ocean current. Velocity profiles around the Gulf Stream at the Straits of Florida and Cape Hatteras are illustrated to the left.
3. On the coast of Newfoundland, cold and warm ocean currents cross