Describe the general temperature of ocean currents near the equator and the poles.

Currents flowing away from the Equator are generally warm.

Explanation:

That is because the Equatorial regions is the source of warm air and water. Ocean currents flowing from the Equator thus carry this warm water with them. The most prominent example is the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean, which runs most of the way to the North Pole and brings mild winter climates in its wake to adjacent coastal areas. In the Pacific Ocean the Alaska Current likewise carries warm water northward making Anchorage, Alaska much milder in winter than inland areas with the same latitude.