Icebergs tend to move at right angles to the direction of the wind because of the
A)El Nino event.
B)polar jet stream.
C)Gulf Stream.
D)Labrador current.
E)Ekman spiral.

Question

Icebergs tend to move at right angles to the direction of the wind because of the​
A)El Nino event.
B)polar jet stream.
C)​Gulf Stream.
D)​Labrador current.
E)​Ekman spiral.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The movement of icebergs at right angles to the direction of the wind is due to the Ekman spiral, a phenomenon in which the direction of water movement is deflected by the Coriolis effect. The wind-driven surface current moves at a 45-degree angle to the wind direction, and each successive layer of water beneath it moves at an increasingly lower angle. This results in a spiral pattern of water movement, causing icebergs to move at approximately right angles to the direction of the wind. The other options (A, B, C, and D) are not related to the movement of icebergs.

Icebergs Tend to Move at Right Angles to the Direction