Consider the following statements :
1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds.
2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Option: Both 1 and 2

In the tropical zone, trade winds blow from east to west, pushing warm surface water towards the western sections of oceans, making them warmer than the eastern sections (where upwelling often occurs). In the temperate zone, the prevailing westerlies push warm surface waters towards the eastern coasts/sections of oceans, making the eastern sections warmer than the western sections (e.g., North Atlantic Drift warming Western Europe). Hence, both statements 1 and 2 are correct.