How the Ocean affects the weather

One way that the world’s ocean affects weather and ​ (a)   is by playing an important role in keeping our planet ​ (b)   . The majority of ​ (c)   from the sun is absorbed by the ocean, particularly in tropical waters around the ​ (d)   where the ocean acts like a massive, heat-retaining ​ (e)   panel.

• climate
• warm
• radiation
• equator,
• solar

What does the ocean absorb from the sun?

• Radiation

• Oxygen

• Glucose

The ocean doesn't just store solar ​ (a)   ; it also helps to distribute ​ (b)   around the globe. When water molecules are heated, they exchange freely with the air in a process called ​ (c)   .

• radiation
• heat
• evaporation

 Ocean water is constantly ​ (a)   , increasing the temperature and ​ (b)   of the surrounding air to form rain and storms that are then carried by trade winds. In fact, almost all rain that falls on land starts off in the ​ (c)   . The tropics are particularly rainy because ​ (d)   absorption, and thus ocean ​ (e)   , is highest in this area.​

• evaporating
• humidity
• ocean
• heat
• evaporation

The ocean doesn't just store solar radiation; it also helps to distribute _________around the globe.

• Carbon dioxide

• Heat

• Dust

Ocean water is constantly evaporating, increasing the temperature and humidity of the surrounding air to form rain and storms that are then carried by trade winds.

What causes the rain and storms

• Evaporation of the ocean

• Increasing of temperature

• Increasing of humidity

• all of these

Outside of Earth’s equatorial areas, weather patterns are driven largely by ​ (a)   . Currents are movements of ocean water in a continuous flow, created largely by ​ (b)   but also partly by temperature and ​ (c)   gradients, Earth’s rotation, and tides.

• ocean currents
• surface winds
• salinity

Outside of Earth’s equatorial areas, weather patterns are driven largely by ________?

• Ocean currents

• Polar caps

• Dust storms

• Hurricanes

Currents are movements of ocean water in a continuous flow, created largely by surface winds but also partly by temperature and salinity gradients, Earth’s rotation, and tides.

• temperature

• salinity gradients

• Earth's rotation

• Tides

• All of these

Major current systems typically flow clockwise in the ​ (a)   hemisphere and ​ (b)   in the southern hemisphere, in ​ (c)   patterns that often trace the coastlines.

• northern
• counterclockwise
• circular