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What makes the deep ocean currents move?

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What makes the deep ocean currents move?

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  1. Temperature gradients and density cause the deep ocean currents.

    Deep ocean waters move around the ocean basins by density driven forces and gravity. The density difference is a function of different temperatures and salinity

    These waters sink into the deep ocean basins at high latitudes where the temperatures are cold enough to cause the density to increase.

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