Question

a body of water affects an areas climate by keeping tempatures higher or lower than normal during the summer and higher or lower than normal during the winter

Answer 1

A body of water affects an area's climate by keeping temperatures higher/lower than normal during the summer and higher/lower than normal during the winter. ... This means that the temperature increases/decreases. colder, decreases. The lithosphere or surface of the earth reflects/absorbs heat from the sun.