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Explain the suns role in generating ocean currents

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When the sun heats water at the surface of the ocean, some of the water will evaporate and increase the concentration of salt in the water at the surface. ... This process, combined with fresh water flowing into the ocean from river and changing the salt concentration of the water, contributes to ocean currents.

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