A Thermocline Is ________

question 77

Multiple Choice

A thermocline is ________.

• A) the transition in temperature between the warmer surface waters and the cooler waters underneath
• B) the zone of high productivity in the oceans
• C) the relationship between heat and other forms of energy
• D) the process whereby warm surface waters are cooled at high latitudes and returned to deeper, colder basins

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