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Which of the following pair of 'ocean currents-ocean' is correct? I. Gulf Stream - Atlantic Ocean II. Labrador Current - Pacific Ocean III. Peru Current - Indian Ocean

Which of the following pair of 'ocean currents-ocean' is correct? I. Gulf Stream - Atlantic Ocean II. Labrador Current - Pacific Ocean III. Peru Current - Indian Ocean Correct Answer Only I

The general movement of a mass of oceanic water in a definite direction is called Ocean current. Ocean currents are like river flow in oceans. They represent a regular volume of water in a definite path and direction. Ocean currents are influenced by different types of forces which are Salinity, Insolation, Sea Temperature, Planetary Winds, and Rotation of the Earth. Ocean currents are divided based on Temperature  a) warm currents and b) cold currents
Key Points
  •  Gulf Stream: It is a system of several currents moving in a north-easterly direction along the eastern coast of North America.
  • It is the largest of the western boundary currents of the North Atlantic Ocean.
  • This is a warm water current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico around 20ºN and under the impact of the westerlies, it reaches the western coasts of Europe up to 70ºN. 
  • The warm water current of the Gulf Stream modifies the weather conditions of the eastern coast of the U.S.A. and Canada, and the western coast of Europe. The temperature of the eastern coast of the U.S.A. becomes significantly high during the summer months.
Additional Information
  • Labrador Current: It originates in the Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait and after flowing through the coastal waters of Newfoundland and Grand Bank merges with the Gulf Stream in North Atlantic Ocean. It is a cold water current.
  • Peru Current:  It is a cold current flowing along the western coast of South America from south to north in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Hence, the correct pair of ocean currents-ocean is Gulf Stream - Atlantic Ocean

Related Questions

Which of the following pairs of ‘Ocean currents - Ocean’ is correct? I. Gulf stream - Atlantic Ocean II. Labrador current - Pacific Ocean III. Peru current - Indian Ocean
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1. West Australian current is a warm current.
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3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The fresh feed to an ammonia synthesis reactor contains nitrogen, hydrogen and 2.0 mole per cent inerts. The molar ratio of H2:N2 is 3:1. The product stream consists of pure ammonia. Since conversion in the reactor is only 15%, a recycle stream is used and in order to avoid build-up of inerts, a purge stream is withdrawn. The rate of purge stream is adjusted to keep inert concentration in the recycle stream at 8 mole per cent. For a fresh feed rate of 100 moles/hr. Note that recycle stream contains only nitrogen, hydrogen and inerts. The N2:H2 ratio of 1:3 is maintained in every process stream, and calculate the number of moles, moles of inerts and moles of hydrogen in the recycle stream?