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.
c
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