How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents? (1 point)
1. Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
2. Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
3. The angle of Earth's axis causes air movement.
4. Earth's rotation causes air movement.
4. Earth's rotation causes air movement.
Prevailing winds are caused by the rotation of the Earth and the uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun. As the wind blows over the surface of the ocean, it creates friction that causes the surface of the water to move in the same direction as the wind, forming ocean currents.