How does the Sun's radiation affect ocean currents?
Question 3 options:
it evenly warms the Earth's oceans
it has not affect
it caused the seawater to have a reduction in salinity
Radiant energy from the sun strikes Earth unevenly. The sun's energy heats air at the equator more than it does at the poles. As a result, air near the equator heats up and rises because it is less dense. The result is a series of convection cells with air flowing from the equator to the poles and then turns around and comes back.
