Answer:
The speed of ocean currents approximately is 0.4667 m/s
Solution:
As per the question:
The ocean currents water moves at 30 W near Africa and 70 W near Puerto Rico
Time taken, t = 1 year = [tex]365\times 24\times 3600 = 3.15\times 10^{7} s[/tex]
The distance between Puerto Rico and Africa, x = [tex]1.46\times 10^{7} m[/tex]
Thus
The speed of the ocean currents there:
speed, [tex]v = \frac{d}{t} = \frac{1.47\times 10^{7}}{3.15\times 10^{7}}[/tex]
[tex]s = 0.4667 m/s[/tex]
