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ummm...i think the sun powers the wind, and the wind powers the currents. that's what all of my sources say, but if im wrong, then.....well yeah you get the point.

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It can affect the oceans by heating and not heating various areas to different temperatures.

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The uneven heating of the earth by the sun causes currents in the ocean and I believe that the reason why they move in circular motions because of a proses called convection.

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