In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents in the Atlantic and the Pacific move in a generally circular pattern. The direction of this motion is ____ in the Atlantic and ____ in the Pacific.
A) clockwise; counterclockwise
B) counterclockwise; counterclockwise
C) clockwise; clockwise
D) counterclockwise; clockwise

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In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans generally move in a clockwise direction due to the Coriolis effect.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Ocean Currents in the Atlantic and the Pacific