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Why are waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
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Why are the waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
Why do hurricanes rarely from in higher latitudes?
Hurricanes form in warm tropical waters and the conditions aren't right in higher northern latitudes because the temperature of the water is cold.
Why do hurricanes happen between tropical latitudes and not an higher latitude?
Hurricanes depend on very warm ocean water to sustain themselves. The waters of higher latitudes are not warm enough.
Why is Northern and Western Europe's climate unusual for a region located in a latitude that is so far North?
It is warmer than equivalent latitudes. This is due to the Gulf Stream which brings warmer waters from the Gulf of Mexico towards western Europe.
Do starfish prefer warmer or colder waters?
Starfish prefer warmer waters rather than colder waters.
What is the source of power for a storm?
Heat energy from the Earth's surface (usually from sunlight) causes the convection cycle that creates thunderstorms and cyclones. Cyclones and tropical storms get their energy from warm tropical waters, and are part of the process that transfers heat from the warmer tropics to the cooler higher latitudes.
Where are lightning storms mostly found?
Above or below the equator. They cannot form on the equator as there is no Coriolis effect. Also they need to be near the equator region as the warmer waters are located there. Other than that they follow the normal wind currents.
Do marine organisms tend to be more abundant in warmer waters or colder waters?
they tend to be more abundant to warmer waters
Which oceans have sperm whales in them?
All of them, but the male Sperm Whales usually stay in the deep waters of Antarctica. The females swim in the warmer waters with their calves. But when it is mating season the females will go to Antarctica. And they give birth by the equator.
Describe the temperature of the currents that flow away from the equator and explain why they are this way?
Heating by the sun near the equator makes the water there warm. In the polar regions, the water is cold. Cold water weighs more than warm and as a result, the warm waters of the equator drift toward the poles. The cold wear from the poles then flows toward the equator to replace the warm water that is leaving.
What does a dolphin do when its winter?
They swim to warmer waters.
What is the name for warmer waters?
arctic water
