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USCG Exam PracticeTides and currents — predictions and corrections

What is the principal difference between tidal currents and surface ocean currents?

  1. A. Tidal currents are driven by wind; surface ocean currents are driven by the tide
  2. B. Both are driven by wind, but tidal currents are confined to coastal waters
  3. Tidal currents are driven by the tide and reverse with it; surface ocean currents are driven primarily by windCorrect
  4. D. Surface ocean currents reverse direction with the tide; tidal currents flow continuously in one direction

Why C is correct

Bowditch Ch. 24 §2401 states that surface ocean currents are driven primarily by wind, while tidal currents are driven by the tide and reverse direction with it.

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