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What are the factors affecting the temperature of the sea water? |
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Answer» 1. Temperature is a major property of the sea water. 2. Sea water upto the depth of 500m is called as surface water. The surface temperature of the sea water is not uniform everywhere. This is dependent on different factors. . 3. Latitudinally, the surface temperature of the seawater decreases from the equatorial areas towards the poles. 4. The average temperature in equatorial areas is around 25° C, while it is about 2° C near the poles. 5. Besides this, cyclones, rainfall, sea waves, ocean currents, salinity, pollution, convectional currents, and seasons also affect the surface temperature. 6. Regions where cold ocean currents flow, the surface temperature of ocean water is less, while the regions where the warm currents move, the temperature increase. |
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