Question

Arrange the following in the correct increasing order of their speed :
1. Current
2. Stream
3. Drift

• A. 3, 2, 1
• B. 3, 1, 2
• C. 2, 1, 3
• D. 2, 3, 1

Answer 1

The correct option is B 3, 1, 2

The forward movement of surface water of the oceans under the influence of prevailing winds is called drift whereas the ocean current involves the movement of Oceanic water in a definite direction with greater velocity. Ocean stream on the other hand involves the movement of the larger mass of ocean water like big rivers of the continent in a definite direction with greater velocity than the drifts and currents.