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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The Ekman spiral has to do with layers of water responding to the initial wind friction at the ocean's surface. Each layer of water under the initial top layer moves slightly towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere. Each layer moves slower than the layer above it. Information can be found in the section Surface Currents Are Driven by the Winds.

What Is the Ekman Spiral