The primary reason that the polar ocean doesn't freeze solid and the equatorial ocean doesn't boil away is because the:
a. amount of solar energy striking the two regions is very similar
b. ocean moves heat from the low to the high latitudes.
c. atmosphere acts as a blanket to protect the Earth from large temperature variations.
d. atmosphere moves heat from the low to the high latitudes.
b
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