The ________ is the boundary between near-surface and cold, deep ocean waters.
A) Peru Current
B) Walker Circulation
C) tidal wave
D) Kelvin wave
E) thermocline

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The thermocline is the layer in the ocean where there is a rapid decrease in temperature with depth, separating the warm, near-surface waters from the cold, deep waters. The other choices listed are all related to ocean currents or atmospheric circulation patterns and do not describe the boundary between surface and deep waters.

The ________ Is the Boundary Between Near-Surface and Cold, Deep