Movement of ocean water at the surface is caused by wind.
What is ocean water movement called?
Horizontal motion refers to the ocean currents and waves whereas vertical motion refers to tides.
What causes the movement of water?
Ocean currents can be evolved by wind, density differences in water masses caused by temperature and salinity variations, gravity, and events such as earthquakes or storms.
Does wind cause ocean water to move?
Wind blows across the oceans, the upper surface waters get mixed starts to move. Direction of movement is not same as the direction of the winds. Coriolis force arises from the rotation of the planet also causes movement of ocean currents.
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