alleryThrough ocean circulation, the water cycle helps move heat from where to where?
APoles to the tropics
BLand to the oceans
CTropics to the poles
DDeep sea to the surface
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Tropics to the poles
1. Water transfers heat through ocean circulation.
2. The flow carries heat from the warm tropics to the cold poles.
3. The opposite direction would not balance temperatures.
_Source: Wikipedia, Water cycle, lead section_
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