Question

a debris convergence zone, or “garbage patch,” that can form in the center of the Pacific Ocean. How is the formation of this patch related to ocean currents? Where else in the world’s oceans are garbage patches likely to form?

Answer 1

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The garbage patchs are a site with high concentrations of trash. They are formed by the ocean gyre, where the ocean have convergences zones forming a circle of currents. When the garbage join the circle, it can't go out, cause the currents make a kind of a permanent "wall".

We can locate garbages patchs in the South Atlantic Gyre, Indian Ocean Gyre and the South Pacific Gyre.

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Answer 2

The formation of this garbage patch is related to ocean currents because the garbage in ocean currents from all directions start connecting and coming together to form a “garbage patch.” You would find garbage patches most likely to form in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean because of the rotation of ocean currents in those locations.