Question

a current is a steady, predictable flow of water in the ocean. in general, the northern hemisphere has clockwise currents, and the southern hemisphere has counterclockwise currents. currents affect life, climate, and weather all over the globe. the gulf stream is a particularly strong warm ocean current in the western part of the north atlantic ocean. it attracts a range of fish and provides shortcuts for traveling ships. also called the north atlantic drift, the gulf stream begins in the gulf of mexico. it travels northeast across the atlantic and, taking the warm water with it, heats up the east coast of florida and england. in the pacific, garbage from the shore and ships can get trapped by certain currents. acting like a whirlpool, these currents move the trash into an area twice the size of texas in the middle of the pacific ocean known as the great pacific garbage patch. the swirling mass contains mostly tiny plastics that mix in the seawater, creating a cloudy soup. which of these would most likely be a result of the great pacific garbage patch? a sea lions and other marine mammals dying from eating plastic they mistake for food b a particularly strong warm ocean current attracting a variety of fish near florida c warm water reaching england d cloudy weather over hawaii

Explanation:

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a large area of trash in the Pacific Ocean made up mostly of tiny plastics in seawater. Marine mammals could mistake these plastics for food and die as a result. Options B and C are about the Gulf - Stream's effects, and option D has no relation to the garbage patch.

Answer:

A. Sea lions and other marine mammals dying from eating plastic they mistake for food