The ocean helps control the weather. Imagine the ocean is like a giant bathtub, and it can hold a lot of heat. When it gets warm, it sends that heat up into the air, which makes the wind move, and when the wind moves, it changes the weather in places far away. That's how the ocean helps decide whether you get sunny days or rainy ones.
Examples
- When it's warm in the ocean near Australia, it can cause droughts there but make parts of South America rainy.
- Warm ocean currents bring milder winters to Europe.
- Cold ocean water off Peru makes nearby lands dry and hot.
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