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What is the term for the speed of a current?

  1. A. Set
  2. B. Leeway
  3. ✓ DriftCorrect
  4. D. Course made good

Why C is correct

Drift is the speed of the current. Set is the direction toward which the current flows. These two terms together fully describe a current vector.

Cited:Bowditch Ch. 8 §803Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302

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