Rebecca is a meteorologist, a scientist who studies weather. She compares a map of the global sea surface temperatures to a map of global soil temperatures. What can Rebecca conclude by comparing these maps? Along coastal areas, the oceans are cooled by the land, where gyres move from the liquid ocean to the solid land.
Along coastal areas, the oceans are cooled by the land, where gyres move from the liquid ocean to the solid land.

Both the land and ocean surfaces are warmer in the polar regions where the sun’s rays are oblique and most intense.
Both the land and ocean surfaces are warmer in the polar regions where the sun’s rays are oblique and most intense.

Along coastal areas, the oceans are warmed by the land, where thermal energy is transferred from the solid land to the liquid ocean.
Along coastal areas, the oceans are warmed by the land, where thermal energy is transferred from the solid land to the liquid ocean.

Both the land and ocean surfaces are warmer in equatorial regions where the sun’s rays are most direct and most warming.