Answer: B - in direct opposition to prevailing winds as a result of the Coriolis effect
Explanation: Surface oceanic current form gyres which are large circular patterns. It flows in opposite direction which means it flows in a clockwise manner in the Northern Hemisphere and flows in an anticlockwise manner in the southern hemisphere.
Surface oceanic current flows in a regular pattern which can be shallow and wide or deep and narrow.
It also carries heat from place to place in the earth system.
