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The oceanic currents flowing towards the Equator are ______.
The oceanic currents flowing towards the Equator are ______.
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The correct option is B cold currents
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. Without currents, regional temperatures would be more
extreme—super hot at the equator and frigid toward the poles—and much less of
Earth’s land would be habitable.
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. Without currents, regional temperatures would be more extreme—super hot at the equator and frigid toward the poles—and much less of Earth’s land would be habitable.
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