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List two ways currents affect life on earth.

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Answer: By moving heat from the equator toward the poles, ocean currents play an important role in controlling the climate.

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Ocean currents regulate the Earth's climate and make up for the difference in solar energy radiation hitting the surface of the planet. As such, water current distributes heat. The ocean absorbs most of the sun's radiation on Earth, in contrast to the atmosphere and to land.

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