Question

How does the ocean influence climate?

A: Places that are located near the warm water currents will have a warmer climate than places that are near the cold water currents.

B: The ocean experiences huge temperature changes.

C: The ocean increases the temperature of the air.

D: The ocean decreases the temperature of the air.

Answer 1

Ocean currents act much like a conveyer belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics. Thus, currents regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface.