Question

What is the effect of currents on temperature?

Answer 1

Earth's equatorial areas, weather patterns are driven largely by ocean currents. Currents are movements of ocean water in a continuous flow, created largely by surface winds but also partly bytemperature and salinity gradients, Earth's rotation, and tides (the gravitational effects of the sun and moon).

Answer 2

Explanation:

By playing an important role in keeping our planet warm, the ocean influences the weather and climate. Most of the sun's radiation is absorbed by the ocean, especially in tropical waters around the equator, where the ocean acts as a massive solar panel that retains heat.

Ocean currents act like a conveyor belt, carrying warm water and precipitation back to the tropics from the equator to the poles and cold water. Ocean currents, therefore, control global climate, helping to combat the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching the surface of the Earth.