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Which statement is true of the relationship between latitude and ocean characteristics?
  a. The temperature in temperate waters is considered to be the least variable.
  b. Tropical waters are the only regions in which evaporation exceeds precipitation.
  c. Polar waters have the least variation in air temperature.
  d. Salinity in tropical waters varies due to high precipitati
  e. Precipitation exceeds evaporation in temperate waters.



Question 2

Why does the ocean not boil or freeze solid in certain regions of the world?
  a. Water has a low latent heat of vaporization.
  b. The heat capacity of solid ice is twice that of liquid water.
  c. Heat is transported by oceanic and atmospheric circulation.
  d. The ocean's thermal inertia is much lower than the land's.
  e. The annual freeze/thaw cycle of sea ice regulates the cycle.



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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


SO00

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Reply #2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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