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Statement 1: Onshore winds drive warm surface water away from the coast and decrease ocean temperature.

Statement 2: Wind direction largely af­fects the horizontal distribution of ocean temperature.

Read the above given statements and select the option that is true.

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Both the statements are incorrect.
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Both the statements are correct.
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The statement 1 is incorrect but the statement 2 is correct.
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The statement 1 is correct but the statement 2 is incorrect.
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Solution

The correct option is C The statement 1 is incorrect but the statement 2 is correct.
Wind direction largely af­fects the horizontal distribution of ocean temperature. Onshore winds pile up warm water near the coast and thus raise the temperature. On the contrary, offshore winds drive warm surface water away from the coast. This allows for the replacement of warm water by cold water, lowering ocean temperature.

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